This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.Connor, Peggy JeanPeggy Jean Connor was a civil rights advocate who agitated for change both in her Mississippi community and across the…Creek WarThe Creek War was a part of the larger War of 1812 fought between a faction of the Creek tribe…Ellicott, AndrewAndrew Ellicott was a skilled mathematician, inventor, and engineer who achieved his greatest fame as a surveyor. Born on 27…Gayoso de Lemos, ManuelManuel Gayoso de Lemos was the most famous Spanish ruler of Natchez. He was born in 1747 in Portugal to…New CapitolMississippi’s current capitol building, commonly referred to as the New Capitol, is actually well over a century old. Dedicated in…Port Gibson, Battle ofThe Battle of Port Gibson was Union general Ulysses S. Grant’s first victory in the campaign that eventually led to…Sargent, WinthropWinthrop Sargent, a Puritan and Federalist from Massachusetts, served as the first governor of the Mississippi Territory. Born into a…
Connor, Peggy JeanPeggy Jean Connor was a civil rights advocate who agitated for change both in her Mississippi community and across the…
Creek WarThe Creek War was a part of the larger War of 1812 fought between a faction of the Creek tribe…
Ellicott, AndrewAndrew Ellicott was a skilled mathematician, inventor, and engineer who achieved his greatest fame as a surveyor. Born on 27…
Gayoso de Lemos, ManuelManuel Gayoso de Lemos was the most famous Spanish ruler of Natchez. He was born in 1747 in Portugal to…
New CapitolMississippi’s current capitol building, commonly referred to as the New Capitol, is actually well over a century old. Dedicated in…
Port Gibson, Battle ofThe Battle of Port Gibson was Union general Ulysses S. Grant’s first victory in the campaign that eventually led to…
Sargent, WinthropWinthrop Sargent, a Puritan and Federalist from Massachusetts, served as the first governor of the Mississippi Territory. Born into a…
