From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Major General Frank Gardner at Meridian, Mississippi, giving a list of troops sent to stop the United States Army advance from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. H. Hardy at Raleigh, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining about raids made by Confederate Army deserters who are operating as anti-Confederate guerrillas in Jones County, Mississippi. Hardy alleges that they have committed several crimes, such as the alleged murder of a pro-Confederate minister. He suggests that Clark send a force of one or two hundred men with instructions to conscript all eligible men in neighboring counties for Mississippi Militia service against the Jones County guerrillas.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate Captain Vernon LaGrange Terrell, commander of the Terrell Dragoons, asking that Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus order his command to Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the "Mississippi Scouts" to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking him to order the company back to Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from V. L. Terrell to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if he can get cloth to make uniforms for his company from the state penitentiary.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. Mcafee to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus informing him that he had the wagons for Confederate General McLaurin's command ready.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Report from J. S. Neal, 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Troops, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, relating how he and some of his men were captured.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. J. Priddy, an officer in the 4th Mississippi Infantry, State Troops at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning Unionist "Tories" in Itawamba County, Mississippi, raiding families loyal to the Confederacy.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Richard T. Archer in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus complaining that his enslaved persons have been taken to work on fortifications.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James G. Avery, a soldier in the Confederate 4th Mississippi Cavalry, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking if the Exemption Act applies to men already in Confederate service.

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 John G. Devereux at New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning troops assigned to the defense of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from General James L. Alcorn in Columbus, Kentucky, giving Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus an update on the status of his Confederate brigade.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Brookhaven, Mississippi, requesting a transfer of J. W. Lott to the "Covington Fencibles," (Company F, 27th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. A. Graves at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that his company be allowed to keep their weapons (Company B, 4th Mississippi Cavalry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. Dunning at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the organization of the "Copiah Horse Guards," Company B, 4th Mississippi Cavalry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. S. Catching at Camp Brookhaven, Mississippi, concerning the formation of a new cavalry company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter requesting a discharge for William S. Catching so he can go to Virginia to join the 18th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Hazlehurst, Mississippi, from the mother of W. K. Deason, requesting his discharge from the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. A. Graves in Union City, Tennessee, requesting the "Copiah Horse Guards" (Company B, 4th Mississippi Cavalry) be ordered back to Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Edmund B. Deason at Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting a discharge from the "Copiah Horse Guards," (Company B, 4th Mississippi Cavalry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. A. Graves in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting orders for the "Copiah Horse Guards." (Company B, 4th Mississippi Cavalry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. A. Graves in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if a cavalry will be needed by the Confederate government.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Josephine Martin in Pine Ridge, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting her husband be released from the "Copiah Horse Guards." (Company B, 4th Mississippi Cavalry)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. A. Graves in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking information on how to organize a militia company for Georgetown, Mississippi.