Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part I - Paperback

by Goodspeed's (Editor)

Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the state, this newly republished double volume collection provides a record of the lives of many of the most worthy and illustrious families and individuals of Mississippi. Part 1, containing chapters one through fifteen, explores everything from postbellum organization to the records of families and individuals, including several citizens' private memoirs. This section provides much of the historical information from the legal and judicial history, political, educational, and religious history.

Author Biography

The index was begun by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History archives sometime in the mid-1930s. Much of the indexing was done in the administration of William D. McCain, with some additional indexing done in the years following.