From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Brigadier General Wirt Adams at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on the state troops attached to his command.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Colonel William Barksdale at Corinth, Mississippi, informing Adjutant General William H. Brown of the companies comprising the 12th and 13th Mississippi Infantry regiments.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from R. J. Bowen at Brookhaven, Mississippi, informing Adjutant General William H. Brown his company would pass up on tomorrow evening's train.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Major Ed A. Calfrey giving a list of Mississippi regiments and their field officers from 1 - 27.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from E. M. Blackburn in Corinth, Mississippi, asking Adjutant General William H. Brown which is the senior company, the Natchez Fencibles or the Chickasaw Guards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Captain R. S. Carter in Brookhaven, Mississippi, asking Adjutant General William H. Brown to order Captain J. J. Bowen to muster in the Bogue Chitto Guards.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from W. B. Jelks in Brookhaven, Mississippi, to Quartermaster General Madison McAfee asking for six tickets to send six soldiers to Richmond to join the Lawrence Rifles in the 12th Regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Jane A. Murray at Natchez, Mississippi, asking that Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus release her son Francis from the Natchez fencibles as he is her only support.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from G. W. Fowler in Natchez, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that the Fencibles await orders and would like to move with artillery on Sunday.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from E. M. Blackburn in Natchez, Mississippi, asking Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to telegraph him to hold the fencibles in readiness to move at a moment's notice.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Colonel William H. Taylor, Commander of the 12th Mississippi Infantry, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending D. McLean of Jefferson County, Mississippi, as a medical contractor.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. H. Stevens in Watson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning monies owed to him for his services in the Mississippi State Militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. W. Crump at Sardis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking appointment as a Brigadier General of State Troops.

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 Colonel William H. Taylor of the 12th Mississippi Infantry at Sharpsburg, Maryland, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the need for replacements in his regiment.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. W. Crump at Sardis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking a position in the state militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Winfield Scott Featherston to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that conscripts be sent to him to make good the losses in his brigade.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charlotte Smiley at Union Church, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the bounty to be paid to the widows of Confederate soldiers.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Colonel Henry Hughes at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that he be furnished a battery of Hughes cannon.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Wall, Confederate Adjutant of the 12th Mississippi Infantry at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting a position at a camp of instruction.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel Henry Hughes, 12th Mississippi Infantry, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus recommending John R. Dickens for command of a camp of instruction.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. Moseley at Panola, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus introducing Confederate Major Cooper.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William H. McCarole in Mobile, Alabama, asking that his sons' company, the Confederate "Claiborne Guards" (12th Mississippi Infantry) be ordered into service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Captain Henry Hughes, introducing Confederate Lieutenant R. I. Fox, who is on recruiting duty for the Confederate 12th Mississippi Infantry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Pleasant Mount, Mississippi, by J. A. Stewart, requesting a passport so that he can join the 12th Mississippi Infantry in Virginia.