A one-page, quarto-sized Confederate requisition invoice, likely from early summer 1861, documenting a sale by Jewish merchant M. Levy to members of the Fair View Rifles (later part of the 16th Mississippi Regiment). The invoice details the sale of checkered shirts, carpet bags, and other sundry military goods.
Subject: Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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Letter from Judah P. Benjamin to J. J. Peters Requesting Troops, February 1, 1864A two-page letter signed (LS) by Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate Secretary of War, to Mississippi Governor J. J. Peters, dated February 1, 1864. Benjamin requests additional troops for the Confederate war effort, citing a recent authorization by the Confederate Congress and President Davis's demand for seven new regiments from Mississippi. The letter details the calculation of Mississippi's obligation (six percent of the total white population), the provision of clothing, supplies, and arms by the Confederate States, and a $50 bounty for each recruit. The letter measures 7.75" x 10.25".