Creator: Confederate Records (RG 9).

Collection Summary: Correspondence, forms, and other papers related to discharges, furloughs, and exemptions from Confederate or state military service. The documents typically give the name of the man, his physical description, and reason for exemption. Also included are petitions to the governor from destitute families seeking discharges or leaves of absence for relatives in the service; petitions from residents of communities seeking exemption from service for certain individuals; a list of men exempted from service in Mississippi, including reason for exemption; and a list of men detailed to vital wartime civilian occupations.

Access Restrictions: None

Date(s): 1861-1865

Volume: 1.75 Cubic Feet 

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

Discharges, furloughs & exemptions: 1861

320

Discharges, furloughs & exemptions: 1861-1862

318

Discharges, furloughs & exemptions: 1861-1864

12053

Discharges, furloughs & exemptions: 1862-1864

19613

Discharges, furloughs & exemptions: 1863-1865

319