From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from the citizens of Newton County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to form a company of "Mississippi Rangers" to police Newton and Lauderdale counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Winfield S. Statham in Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that the "Grenada Rifles" be allowed to keep their arms. (Company G, 15th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. McCallen in Handsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the defense of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. Oliver in Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking arms and equipment for the "Swamp Rangers," a military company to protect the levees.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. B. Newman in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that the Governor accept the "Willis Rifles" into the army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert W. Flournoy in New Albany, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting uniforms and equipment for the "New Albany Grays." (Company K, 21st Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert B. Foster in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if the "Volunteer Southrons" will be ordered to march soon. (Company A, 21st Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. B. P. Harris in Milldale, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking the position of surgeon in a Mississippi military company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Moses G. Hanford in Kemper County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking information on how to organize a home guard company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lieutenant James M. Nelson of the "Quitman Guards" to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus urging formal military training for officers. (Company E, 16th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Mullane in Louisville, Kentucky, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to sell a rifled cannon to the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John M. Dockery in Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking "50 or 100 rifles" for a home guard company being organized in the community.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John H. Woodcock in Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing the Governor that the McLeod brothers of Kemper County, Mississippi were disloyal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jno. B. Harnley in Jasper County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking muskets to arm a home guard being raised to prevent an alleged African-American insurrection.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James D. Blincoe in Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting orders for the "Summit Rifles." (Company A, 16th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. W. S. Merrill in Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to form a home guard unit to protect against alleged insurrections by enslaved people.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain J. T. Watt Hairston of the "Prairie Guards" to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a deserter from the company. (Company E, 11th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Reid in Louisville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to have his military company mustered into service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. N. Baker in Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to form a company of cavalry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. J. Durham in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting an appointment as commissary officer in a Mississippi regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. Harrison in Corinth, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking the Governor if there is any need for cavalry companies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Isaac Newton Brown, who just resigned from the U.S. Navy, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus relating how he came home to Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from I. W. M. Harris in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the mustering into service of the "Warren Rifles." (Company C, 19th Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Frank F. Weller in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking when the "Volunteer Southrons" will receive orders. (Company A, 21st Mississippi Infantry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from F. M. White in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding a false report of an insurrection in Panola County, Mississippi.