From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from D. W. C. Bonham at Iuka, Mississippi, to Quartermaster General Madison McAfee concerning a mutiny by his men.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. Haughton at Tibbee, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a refusal by conscripts to train for artillery service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Macon, Mississippi, to Confederate General Joseph Johnston agreeing to let him have all of the state cavalry except for General Samuel J. Gholson's command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charles D. Fontaine at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the poor discipline in the militia units being raised in Pontotoc County, Mississippi,.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Brigadier General J. Z. George to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the poor quality of beef issued to the state troops

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. M. Hankins at Grenada, Mississippi, complaining to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus about the lack of discipline and depredations committed by Confederate troops in the area.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Judge L. W. Scarborough at Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking how the impoverished people of his neighborhood can obtain salt.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. O. Cox in Camp Tupper at Bolton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the lack of food for the men stationed at the camp.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Fulton, Mississippi, by Confederate Captain Stokely E. Roberts, concerning his efforts to raise a company for the war.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W[illiam] L. Towner, Captain of the "Lake Rebels," to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a diffulty in mustering his men into service (Company E, 6th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Captain Francis S. Tull in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for advice on how to manage his militia company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townsend at Washington, District of Columbia, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, with an application attached concerning requested information on legal cases involving both civilians and military.