From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Major General Dabney H. Maury at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Meridian, Mississippi, informing Clark that he will not send any additional state troops to Confederate Brigadier General Wirt Adams.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from O. F. M. Holladay at Daleville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining that, due to the calling out of the state militia, there are not enough white men left to exercise control over the local enslaved population.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Unsigned letter from a Confederate Brigadier General (possibly Wirt Adams) at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the execution of alleged Confederate Army deserters and alleged thieves and "outlaws" in Yazoo County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert S. Hudson at Edinburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his proposal to force county officials to aid in arresting alleged Confederate Army deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from R. S. Hudson at Edinburg, Mississippi, to W. H. Mangum, stating that he believes it is too dangerous to hold the ensuing term of the Yazoo County, Mississippi, court, and discussing several personal and political matters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to Captain W. E. Montgomery, commander of the Herndon Rangers (Mississippi Militia, Cavalry Battalion, Second Reserves), giving him authority to move his command and impress items needed for his company. Clark also orders Montgomery to arrest anyone who gives away his unit's movements to the United States Army as spies, and gives him instructions on protecting local plantations, imprisoning African Americans, and dealing with Confederate Army deserters.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General James Z. George in Grenada, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the operator at Vaiden, Mississippi, knows nothing of the United States Army being at Lodi, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General Tullius Cicero Tupper to Confederate General James Z. George telling him to order Maxall's company to watch the enemy movements on the Mississippi River.

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 J. H. Campbell in Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the formation of local defense unit to protect Newton County, Mississippi, from United States Army raiders.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. Q. Withers at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus giving a detailed description of the militia units serving from Marshall County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Meadville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking that no more men be conscripted from Franklin County, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. S. Dabney at Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus calling on the Governor to declare martial law.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Gallatin, Mississippi, requesting that suspicious persons travelling through Mississippi be searched in case they are spies.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Brookhaven, Mississippi, by E. L. Bowen, informing the Mississipi Governor John Jones Pettus of a suspicious character, a "Mr. Gonagal."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. Channing in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Confederate General G. C. Dahlgren warning him there is a spy in his camp sending information to the United States government.

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 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 A. M. West at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that the United States Army was camped last night two miles south of West Station, Mississippi, and that they were moving south burning the railroad and private property.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Sam Henderson, commander of independent scouts, at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that the United States Army cavalry, artillery, and wagons were eight miles above Mechanicsburg, Mississippi, moving toward Yazoo City, Mississippi, and that there are unoccupied United States boats at Satartia, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Sam Henderson, commander of independent scouts, at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that the United States Army took up their pontoons on the Big Black River and left the area, and that White's cavalry went through Yazoo, Mississippi, with the remainder moving towards Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Sam Henderson, commander of independent scouts, at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that United States Army scouts were moving from Benton, Mississippi, toward Vaughan's Station, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Sam Henderson, commander of independent scouts, at Canton, Mississippi), to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that United States Army forces had arrived at the Big Black River Bridge early yesterday morning. Henderson says that the United States Army, led by General Hall, would be met at equal numbers at Jackson, Mississippi, with forces from Natchez, Mississippi, and below, under Brayman's command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Sam Henderson, commanding Independent Scouts, at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark that his scouts report few United States Army troops at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Captain H. N. Morton at Edwards Depot, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that five thousand of the United States Army appeared at the Big Black River, Mississippi, and they are laying pontoons.