Excerpt from Report of the Joint Special Committee: Appointed to Investigate the Late Insurrection in the City of Vicksburg, Warren CountyThe Chancery Clerk, Davenport, made his escape, and left the city. The mob - for such it must be called, for they were acting under no authority of lawn-then and there appointed one John D. Beaird, from among their number, to take charge of the Court-house, jail, and all county property. Said Beaird' did take possession of the same. Such was the condition of affairs on December 2, 1874.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.