From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from W. R. Poindexter at West Point, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Columbus, Mississippi, informing Clark that his scouts have determined the United States Army is moving on Selma, Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; and Columbus, Georgia. According to Poindexter, the United States Army intends to recruit African Americans at these locations.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from W. L. Yerger at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the request by Captain Pierce Peyton to have his company transferred to Confederate service. The company is currently under conscription by Judge Hardy. Yerger asks if Clark and General Brandon had made an arrangement to meet contingencies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from W. Delay at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking if police commissioners and probate clerks are included in the militia call.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Confederate President Jefferson Davis at Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking Clark to furnish Confederate General Richard Taylor with additional troops.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from O. J. E. Stuart at Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark that he accepts the appointment and will begin to organize a staff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from L. G. Baldwin at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark that he "cannot vacate my official duties conveniently" and requests specific orders.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from L. D. Rhodes at McDonells, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark that he has two hundred thirty-five barrels of state salt.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from J. V. Harris at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that he will take charge of the militia at Okolona, Mississippi, and that he will be in Macon tomorrow.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from J. J. Beauchamp at Gainesville, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the movements of the United States Army near Sipsey River Bridge, Alabama.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from J. H. Wingfield at Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, declining the appointment given to him by the Governor because of ill health. Wingfield states that Confederate Colonel Oscar J. Stuart will accept the appointment instead.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from J. D. Barton at Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning an application by J. M. Armstrong to become a dispenser of spirits. Barton's bond has been approved by the Probate Judge, the Circuit and Probate Clerk, and the Sheriff, with his oath approved by the Probate Clerk and the County Seat.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Mississippi militia Brigadier General W. L. Brandon at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that he had ordered the enrollment suspended in the border counties.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Confederate Lieutenant General Richard Taylor at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, saying he has just returned from Tupelo, Mississippi, and that if Clark would like to meet, he should come at once to Meridian, as Taylor may be called away again.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Confederate Brigadier General George B. Hodge at Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking permission to call out the militia of his district to fight against a United States Army raid.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Ordnance Officer F. L. Brown at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that the stores had not yet arrived in Meridian. Major McCall had arrived in Demopolis, Alabama, and Brown instructs Clark to see him.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from E. S. Fisher at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark that he will take command of "this district."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Colonel O. J. E. Stuart at Summit, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking if he has the right to appoint an Inspector General.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Colonel J. V. Harris at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking if 30-day furloughs operate as a discharge.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Colonel E. S. Fisher at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, requesting arms and ordnance stores for six hundred.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Mississippi militia Captain J. V. Hodges at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Columbus, Mississippi, concerning a circular he received from Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest, instructing him to rendezvous at Macon, Mississippi. Hodges asks Clark what he should do, as Clark previously ordered him to rendezvous at Enterprise.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Captain J. G. Ryan at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking if he can be given authority to raise a company of boys for militia or Confederate service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from A. M. West at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, stating that telegraph operators and express agents were not exempted in his last call for militia and asks if that is an oversight.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Bill from Southwestern Telegraph Company sent to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving an itemized list of charges for telegrams sent in the month.