United States, Georgia, Mitchell County, Camilla, 31.23129, -84.21046Mills, William, fl. 18681868-09-29In his letter written September 29, 1868 to Brevet Brigadier-General R.C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General of the Department of the South headquartered at McPherson Barracks in Atlanta, Georgia, Captain William Mills reports on his investigation into the violence in Camilla, Georgia that began on September 19, 1868 before a Republican political rally that was supposed to take place there. Mills describes the events leading up to the violence including Sheriff Mumford S. Poore's attempts to bar the rally-goers from approaching Camilla and the role of James Johns, an intoxicated Camilla citizen who shot into the crowd, as well as those of Republican Party members and rally organizers, W.P. Pierce, John Murphy, and F.F. Putney. Mills also notes that approximately half of the freedmen involved in the rally were said to be armed. According to Mills, nine freedmen were killed and twenty-five to thirty were wounded, and as of yet, no action had been taken on the matter. Lastly, Mills promises to send the proceedings from an open meeting held in Albany, Georgia, September 26, 1868 regarding the Camilla incident .Digital image and transcription created by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001 of a photocopy held by DeSoto Trail Regional Library of an original record held by the National Archives.image/jpegtext/htmlcam021Forms part of United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Records held by the National Archives.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Republican Party (Ga.)--History--19th centuryAfrican Americans--Georgia--History--19th centuryAfrican Americans--Georgia--Social conditions--To 1964Freedmen--Georgia--Political activityFreedmen--Georgia--Violence againstReconstruction--GeorgiaPolitical violence--Georgia--CamillaGeorgia--History--1865-Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950Mitchell County (Ga.)--Politics and governmentMitchell County (Ga.)--Race relationsMurphy, John, fl. 1868Pierce, W. P.Putney, F. F.Poore, MumfordJohns, James, fl. 1868Drum, Richard C. (Richard Coulter), 1825-1909Letter: Albany, Georgia, to Brevet Brigadier-General R.C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General, Department of the South, McPherson Barracks, Atlanta, Georgia, 1868 Sept. 29Text