From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the citizens of Scooba, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a military exemption for Thomas P. Bryant.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the citizens of Greene County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking to raise a guerilla company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Invoice to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus for the receipt of arms turned over to the state of Mississippi from the Charleston, South Carolina, arsenal.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from a committee of citizens of Carroll County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if the remaining local militia can form into a mounted company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Winfield Scott Featherston to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that conscripts be sent to him to make good the losses in his brigade.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Captain William Keeton in Marion Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning local men attempting to evade militia duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel William H. Bishop, Commander of the 7th Mississippi Infantry, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus presenting to the state the flag carried by the regiment at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Wallace B. Scurr, a former member of the 15th Mississippi Infantry who was wounded at Fishing Creek, Kentucky (Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky), to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking appointment to a job.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. R. Moseley at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that Pettus appoint medical staff for each division of the state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. P. Tisdale at Ellisville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking if a Justice of the Peace is exempt from the conscription law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Skyes at Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting conscripts to replace the losses in the 5th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Floyd to Confederate Major Motley concerning the procurement of two pieces of artillery.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Shinpock in DeSoto County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus resigning his commission in the Mississippi militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. B. Wade at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting the Governor's help in obtaining a military position for "General Hornsby."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. J. Terry at Pittsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting authority to raise a mounted company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. E. Steele at Tinersville, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning being kept in the 5th Mississippi Infantry after his enlistment was up.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Captain Robert Muldrow of Wirt Adams Cavalry Regiment at Saltillo, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a missing shipment of pistols.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Reuben Davis at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his resignation as General and giving a report on the troops of his command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. S. Pryor, a conscript officer at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for clarification about provisions of the Conscription Act and whether he has the power to exempt those not specifically mentioned in the law. Document includes a newspaper clipping with the referenced section of the Conscription Act.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Letter from P.H. Gully to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if the county can levy a tax to aid the destitute families of soldiers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from N. S. Graham at Saltville, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the procurement of salt for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Major L. Haughton at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending L. E. Houston to take over General Reuben Davis' command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Brumfield at Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking discharge from the 30th Mississippi Infantry to take care of business at home.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James T. Harrison at Dekalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending that "Mr. Ward" be exempted from militia duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Stewart at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be exempted from militia duty as he is a British citizen.