From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus informing the Governor that he is being blamed for the "Columbiads" not being called into service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Wyatt Eppes at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning the request to pardon James Robinson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William J. Rankin at Fordsville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus tendering the services of "Marion's men" (Company F, 7th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. Calmes of Noxubee County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning a plan to form a home guard of men from 50 to 60 years of age.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. D. Gibbs at Yazoo City, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting the transfer of John Johnson from the 10th Mississippi Infantry to the 15th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. D. Gibbs to E. Barksdale requesting the transfer of John Johnson from the 10th Mississippi Infantry to the 15th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. B. Shelby at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting arms for the "Rankin Greys" (Company I, 6th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Tom F. Pettus at Morton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus informing the Governor of his progress in forming a company (Company H, 20th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas T. Land, a member of the Louisiana state supreme court, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus seeking a position for his son Alfred D. Land in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas P. Shields at Fort McRee, Florida, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning his resignation from the "Lowndes Southrons" (Company D, 10th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Captain T. Vaughn Noland at Bovina, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting arms for his company (Company H, 21st Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sidney Minniece at Fort McRee, Florida, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting assistance in obtaining a regular army commission (Company K/A, 9th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sallie Eola Reneau at Panola, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus seeking to form a company of "Mississippi Nightingales" to provide aid to soldiers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert J. Hill at Orizaba, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting the "W. C. Falkner guards" be received into service (Company B, 23rd Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Reuben Davis at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting an appointment as Confederate General of Mississippi Troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. D. Palmer at Winona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus asking if 12-month companies will be accepted into military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. W. Wilbourn at Pleasant Mount, Mississippi, to Missisippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting 25 "double barrel guns" for the "Pleasant Mount Greys."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and Histroy Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Watson and James Fort at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting weapons for a home guard company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and Histroy Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John W. Harvey at Pleasant Valley, Jones County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting commissions and arms for a home guard company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John M. Simonton at Shannon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus enclosing report of the election of officers to the "Mississippi Invincibles" of Itawamba County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John J. Thornton at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus informing the Governor that 12 men from the ""Rankin Guards"" had been detailed to artillery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John H. Crump at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting a pardon for George Horn, convicted of allegedly selling liquor to an enslaved person.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James R. Gates, a soldier in the "Tallahatchie Rifles," (Company F, 21st Mississippi Infantry), to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus asking if he can be forced to stay in camp.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General James L. Alcorn at Corinth, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus informing the Governor of the progress being made in forming infantry regiments.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Enoch McDonald at Pleasant Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting that the "Kemper Guards" be mustered into service.