Winston County (Miss.)

History of Enon Baptist Church, Winston County, Mississippi, 1983.

Collection includes ledgers of Winston County, Mississippi, records, including Circuit Court records, (1835-1899), Judgment Roll (1857-1879), Prescription Sale of Alcohol Records (1915-1916). Also included is one Choctaw County judgment roll, 1849-1856. Louis Taunton was a Winston County historian and author; he retrieved the ledgers from discard piles and designated them for donation to the MSU Libraries.

Account written by Wallace, a Winston County, Mississippi, farmer who joined the Winston Guards at age 16 and travelled with the Confederate Army from Mississippi to Virginia. Included is a list of deaths, discharges, and desertions for the Guards. Collection includes two transcripts, one of which is heavily annotated.

Circuit Court minutes, 1838-1841; "Enumeration of Confederate Soldiers and Widows", 1907, which lists name, state of enlistment, company, regiment, age, year of enlistment, and category (soldier, widow, servant). Photocopies.