Record Data
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Events
| Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant's Union Army captures Jackson, the state capital of Mississippi | Battles/Soldiers | |
| In Little Rock, Arkansas, seventeen year-old David Dodd is hanged as a spy on the grounds of his old school | Battles/Soldiers | |
| Mississippi Legislature kills bill to abolish legal prohibition of import of slaves from Africa | Lawmaking/Litigating | |
| Mississippi secedes from the Union | Lawmaking/Litigating | |
| Mississippi's Secession Convention appoints a committee to draw up an ordinance of secession | Lawmaking/Litigating | |
| Mississippi's Secession Convention assembles in Jackson, the state capital | Lawmaking/Litigating | |
| New governor of Mississippi is inaugurated in Jackson and calls for a convention of southern states | Campaigns/Elections | |
| New railroad completed linking Jackson, Mississippi with New Orleans | Business/Industry | |
| Union forces withdraw from the Mississippi state capital of Jackson after inflicting heavy damage | Battles/Soldiers |
People
Burial Place of
Places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS | Location or Site |
