Raynors HCA 2014-11
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CLARK, Charles (1811-1877) Following the secession of Mississippi in early 1861, Charles Clark was appointed as a brigadier general in the Mississippi 1st Corps, a state militia organization that later entered the Confederate Army. He commanded the brigade at engagements in Kentucky and then a division under Leonidas Polk at the Battle of Shiloh. He was promoted to the rank of major general of Mississippi State Troops in 1863. Clark led a division at the Battle of Baton Rouge, where he was severely wounded and captured. He spent time as a prisoner of war before being released. On November 16, 1863, Clark was inaugurated as governor of Mississippi under Confederate auspices. He served in this capacity until June 13, 1865, when he was forcibly removed from office by occupation forces of the United States Army and replaced by William L. Sharkey, a respected judge and staunch Unionist who had been in total opposition to secession. Clark was briefly imprisoned at Fort Pulaski near Savannah, Georgia. HARDEE, William Joseph (1815-1873) was a career U.S. Army officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and fighting in the Mexican-American War. He served as a Confederate general in the west during the American Civil War, quarrelling sharply with Braxton Bragg and John Hood. He opposed Sherman in Georgia, escaping into Carolina, before surrendering with Joseph E. Johnston. Hardee's writings about military tactics were widely used on both sides in the conflict. War-date Confederate partially-printed Document Signed “WJ Hardee Majr Genl.” and “Chas. Clark Brig Gen. Comdg,” 1pp. oblong folio, February 14, 1862, being an “Estimate of Funds required for the Service of the Quartermaster’s Department at Hopkinsville, Ky, by Maj. C.S. Severson, Brigade Q.M. in the month of February 1862.” listing $61,700 in expenses and signed by Major Severson at bottom. Fine condition.
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