...stribution of the State military relief tax, 1862, to destitute families, on August 1, 1863, was $198,754. 19; while that under another relief act, approved January 3, 1863, amounted to $500,000. Col. Wm. Preston Johnston , in his report above referred to, has this to say of our people: The broad hospitality and unwavering kindness of the people of Mississippi were extended to our sick soldiers with a liberality so bou...