From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. L. Davis at Paulding, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, recommending Simon Easterling to raise a cavalry company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. A. Joyner, Captain in the 3rd Mississippi Infantry, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking for a commission to raise a company of cavalry for militia service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William H. Varnado at Hancock County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the allegations that Steede's Battalion of Cavalry is made up of "rogues and robbers."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Rubin Lee in Hancock County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, complaining about the lack of Confederate troops to defend the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. L. Crumbey in Sardis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, requesting a position as a brigadier general of 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 W. H. Worthington in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning local men who were attempting to avoid the Confederate draft.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Ambrose in Richland, Mississippi, concerning the lack of men left in Holmes County, Mississippi, to form another Confederate military company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from S. J. Lanier in Grenada, Mississippi, recommending Captain J. T. Parrish to be commander of a Confederate regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. W. Wood at Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a commission in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Crystal Springs, Mississippi, by J. W. Trotter, requesting a position as a travelling express agent.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Enterprise, Mississippi, by W. R. Mosely asking for the appointment of assistant surgeon of the 8th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Huddleston in Pass Christian, Mississippi, tendering the services of the "Piney Woods Rangers" for the defense of the seacoast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. W. Durham at Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting an appointment as Confederate commissary officer in a Mississippi regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Susan C. House at Prentiss, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting the pardon of her husband, Jesse House, convicted of alleged murder.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Friars Point, Mississippi, by Samuel W. Lyon, requesting Maynard Rifles for a cavalry company being raised.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Natchez, Mississippi, requesting three Mississippi companies for an infantry regiment being raised by Colonel John D. Martin.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louisiana McDonald at Memphis, Tennessee, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus inquiring about his son, Philip McDonald, who joined a military company in Natchez, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. R. Clark in Rankin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a position on the staff of Confederate General Richard Griffith.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. L. Crumbey in Sardis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus proposing to organize a company of home guard made up of married men.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Hiram Cassedy in Port Gibson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting military appointments for G. V. Moody and Dr. M. R. Clark.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Constantine Rea in Marion, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting assistance in obtaining a commission in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. R. Clark in Franklin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus tendering Clark's services as a military officer.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. S. Quin in Palo Alto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus proposing to raise a company of mounted volunteers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Rees Fitzpatrick in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi John J. Pettus concerning making a sword for Major Earl Van Dorn to be presented to him by the state of Mississippi.