From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from Itawamba County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting that mechanic H. A. Trulove be exempted from military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the man allegedly shot by J. Dismukes.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Tupelo, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, protesting about discharged soldiers being arrested because of the Conscript Law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William Kellis at the Kellis Store in Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking to resign from his position as Captain in the Militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. Stewart to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his attempt to get an exemption from military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. T. Stricklin at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking the post of Chief of Ordnance for the State of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Cothran at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking an appointment for C. J. Liddell, an officer in the 4th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. Cothran at Carrollton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending William Baird for a position in the Ordnance Department.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. A. Strong at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, introducing James L. Heggie.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Thomas Winston at Gainesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking to be detailed.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Reuben Davis at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the unpopular new Conscript Law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Reuben Davis at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the call up of the Militia by Pettus.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. W. Crump at Sardis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking appointment as a Brigadier General of State Troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Pierre S. Layton at the Ordnance Office in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, resigning from his position to become a colonel of the 4th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Moses Jordan at West Point, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking a military exemption for O. D. Haigood, so that he can help dig for salt.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mary A. Harper at Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the death of Henry Hughes, an officer in the 13th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Lida Sessums at Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking that her husband, Solomon David Sessums, be exempted from the draft.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Leroy Hammond at Kilmichael, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking transfers for two of his sons in the 15th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. Haughton at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning Special Order #205.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jonathan M. Gartland at Yazoo County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the needs for heavy guns and enslaved workers to complete the defenses at Haynes Bluff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Whitfield at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the condition of state troops stationed at Columbus, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James L. Milton at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking the position of Chief of Ordnance.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. M. John at the Confederate Purveyor's Office in Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting permission to contract for alcohol in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. Drane at Bankston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning W. H. Bowen, who was arrested by Confederate General Tilghman for allegedly giving alcohol to soldiers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from I. N. Cason at Durant, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, introducing Lieutenant I. G. Hamilton.