This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.Big Black River Bridge, Battle ofThe 17 May 1863 Battle of Big Black River Bridge, part of the Vicksburg Campaign, resulted from a Confederate Army…Creek WarThe Creek War was a part of the larger War of 1812 fought between a faction of the Creek tribe…Fort MaurepasFort Maurepas was the first European settlement in Mississippi and the first capital of the French colony of Louisiana. Pierre…Harris, Nathaniel HarrisonNathaniel Harrison Harris, a lawyer, Confederate general, and businessman, was born on 22 August 1834 in Natchez. After receiving a…Iberville, Pierre LeMoyne, Sieur d’Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville, founded the French colony of Louisiana and the first European settlement in what is now…New CapitolMississippi’s current capitol building, commonly referred to as the New Capitol, is actually well over a century old. Dedicated in…Old CapitolRegarded by many observers as the most historic building in Mississippi, the Old Capitol is a centerpiece of the state’s…Pearl River ConventionDelegates from throughout the Mississippi Territory met at the Pearl River Convention to debate whether the territory should enter the…Sharp, Jacob HunterJacob Hunter Sharp, a lawyer, Confederate general, newspaper publisher, and politician, was born in Pickens County, Alabama, on 6 February…
Big Black River Bridge, Battle ofThe 17 May 1863 Battle of Big Black River Bridge, part of the Vicksburg Campaign, resulted from a Confederate Army…
Creek WarThe Creek War was a part of the larger War of 1812 fought between a faction of the Creek tribe…
Fort MaurepasFort Maurepas was the first European settlement in Mississippi and the first capital of the French colony of Louisiana. Pierre…
Harris, Nathaniel HarrisonNathaniel Harrison Harris, a lawyer, Confederate general, and businessman, was born on 22 August 1834 in Natchez. After receiving a…
Iberville, Pierre LeMoyne, Sieur d’Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville, founded the French colony of Louisiana and the first European settlement in what is now…
New CapitolMississippi’s current capitol building, commonly referred to as the New Capitol, is actually well over a century old. Dedicated in…
Old CapitolRegarded by many observers as the most historic building in Mississippi, the Old Capitol is a centerpiece of the state’s…
Pearl River ConventionDelegates from throughout the Mississippi Territory met at the Pearl River Convention to debate whether the territory should enter the…
Sharp, Jacob HunterJacob Hunter Sharp, a lawyer, Confederate general, newspaper publisher, and politician, was born in Pickens County, Alabama, on 6 February…
