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- ↑ Yerger, Edward M. (June 1, 1869). Trial of E.M. Yerger before a military commission for the killing of bv't. Col. Joseph G. Crane, at Jackson, Miss., June 8th, 1869 : including testimony of all the witnesses arguments. Clarion Book and Job Printing Establishment.
- ↑ "THE TRAGEDY IN JACKSON.; The Murder of Colonel Joseph G. Crane, Mayor of the City by Colonel Yerger". The New York Times. June 15, 1869.
- 1 2 Nossiter, Adam (June 16, 2009). Of Long Memory: Mississippi And The Murder Of Medgar Evers. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780786748488 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Humanities, National Endowment for the (April 23, 1875). "Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, April 23, 1875, Image 2" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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- ↑ The Tragedy of Tuesday, June 8th: The Killing of Col. Joseph G. Crane, Mayor of the City of Jackson, Miss. from the Clarion of June 10th. 1869.