From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Trotter in Quitman, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus offering Pettus advice on military tactics and seeking a position in the state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Confederate Colonel Josiah Gorgas at Richmond, Virginia, to Confederate Colonel J. M. Kennard, concerning an order for saddles from Mount Vernon, Virginia.