Mar 16, 2023 | Artifact - Early Missississippi History, Artifact - Mexican Punitive
First Lieutenant Edgar Nathan Coffey, Jr. (1889-1976), of Jackson, Mississippi, carried this M1911 pistol while serving in Company F, 1st Mississippi Infantry as part of the Mexican-Punitive Expedition. National Guard troops from across the country, including the 1st...
Jan 19, 2023 | Artifact - Civil War, Artifact - Early Missississippi History
This badge belonged to a member of the Department of Louisiana and Mississippi of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Founded in 1866, the GAR was a fraternal organization of veterans who served in the Union forces during the American Civil War. Thus, the GAR member...
Mar 31, 2018 | Artifact - Early Missississippi History, Artifact - Spanish-American War
The War Department set the Mississippi Militia’s quota for the Spanish-American War to two regiments of militia volunteers. Governor Anselm J. McLaurin called for volunteers from the Mississippi Militia to report to Camp Port Henry, established near Jackson,...
