Creator: Confederate Records (RG 9).

Collection Summary: Foldered papers and a bound volume relating to commissions, appointments, resignations and returns of elections.  Enclosed are returns of elections of officers and related correspondence, 1861-1864; officers’ commission certificates and related correspondence, 1861-1862; letters of appointment and resignation of officers and staff, 1861-1865; and a bound volume recording commissions issued to military officers by the state of Mississippi, 1861-1865.

Access Restrictions: Access to the Register of Commissions, Army of Mississippi: 1861-1865 is restricted. A copy of the material can be found on Microfilm Roll #2244.

Date(s): 1861-1865

Volume: 1.00 Cubic Foot 

Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in August 2024 

Related Materials: TBD

Record Group History:  Records related to the Confederate government that are associated with the state of Mississippi. Most of the records are related to Mississippi’s involvement in the Civil War and the state’s roll within the Confederate Army.

Collection Inventory:
Box Content 

Box Number

Appointments and Resignations of Officers 1861-1865

396

Officer Commission Certificates and Correspondence 1861-1862

396

Officer Election Returns and Correspondence 1861-1864

396

Register of Commissions, Army of Mississippi: 1861-1865 (MF# 2244)     

383