ENLetter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Captain W. E. Montgomery; February 12, 1864
Metadata
Collection: Clark Series 768
Contributors: Funding for this project provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.; Funding for this project provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Coverage (time period): 1864
Creator: Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Date: 1864-02-12
Description: From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to Captain W. E. Montgomery, commander of the Herndon Rangers (Mississippi Militia, Cavalry Battalion, Second Reserves), giving him authority to move his command and impress items needed for his company. Clark also orders Montgomery to arrest anyone who gives away his unit's movements to the United States Army as spies, and gives him instructions on protecting local plantations, imprisoning African Americans, and dealing with Confederate Army deserters.
Digital repository: Mississippi Digital Library.
Digital collection: Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Disclaimer: Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
File extension: cpd
Format: Digital reproduction of a 8" x 13" 4-page document.
Geographic location: Macon (Miss.)
Identifier: mdah_768-949-04-09
Language: English
Mississippi county: Noxubee County (Miss.)
Notes: This item is part of the Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project.; https://cwrgm.org/
Publisher: Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Record created by: Michael Singleton; Miranda Williamson; McKenna Fussell; Britany Castilaw; Austin Justice
Contributing institution: Item housed at Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Rights: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Source: Box 949, Folder 4
Subject: African Americans; Clark, Charles, 1811-1877; Confederate States of America. Army; Impressment; Military deserters; Military intelligence; Mississippi. Governor; Mississippi. Militia; Plantations--Mississippi; Requisitions, Military; Spies; Slavery; United States. Army
Title: Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Captain W. E. Montgomery; February 12, 1864
Resource type: Text
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Source: From: Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Captain W. E. Montgomery; February 12, 1864