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 L. D. Fletcher, Captain of the Minute Men of Attala, to Adjutant General William H. Brown, asking if his company has marching orders.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from John M. Bradley, Captain of the Winston Guards, to Adjutant General William H. Brown, asking if orders have been issued for his company to march.
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 Confederate General Charles Clark informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus that Confederate General Barksdale had resigned his commision in the state militia to become colonel of the 13th Mississippi Infantry.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate Captain J. M. Bradley in Louisville, Mississippi, asking that Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus appoint someone to muster his company, the "Winston Guards," into service.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Letter from A.C. Holt to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus updating the Governor on the care Mississippi soldiers are receiving in Virginia hospitals.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from G. F. Neill in Corinth, Mississippi, requesting an exemption for James R. Finch so that he can take care of his family.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Marion Station, Mississippi, by Jesse M. Bates, requesting a transfer and passport to join the 13th Mississippi Infantry in Virginia.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sam Young in Kosciusko, Mississippi, concerning the need for winter clothing in the 13th Mississippi Infantry.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. H. Gully requesting a passport to carry clothing to the "Kemper Legion" (Company C, 13th Mississippi Infantry) in Virginia.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from B. J. Wofford and four other men to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a transfer to the "Spartan Band ," (Company H, 13th Mississippi Infantry).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Marion, Mississippi, by Confederate Captain W. C. Day, requesting that his company be accepted into service.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mark S. Womack to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus informing the Governor that his company had been mustered into service (Company G, 5th Mississippi Infantry).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. H. Worthington at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting his commission with the "Spartan Band," (Company H, 13th Mississippi Infantry).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Enoch McDonald at Pleasant Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus asking if 12-month companies will be accepted into military service.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. A. P. Campbell in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting discharge of Samuel Williams of "Minute Men of Attala" (Company I/D, 13th Mississippi Infantry).
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. G. Rives in DeKalb, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting arms for a military company being raised in the community.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Peter Lowrey in Rome, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting information on how to form a home guard unit for local defense.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from George S. Gaines in Wayne County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus recommending Dr. M. Calvert of the "Wayne Rifles" for the position of surgeon.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William J. Eckford in Waynesboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the resignation of E. A. Miller of the "Wayne Rifles." (Company B, 13th Mississippi Infantry)
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Montgomery Carleton in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting that the dates of commission for the "Newton Rifles" be corrected. (Company D, 13th Mississippi Infantry)
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. M. Keith in Decatur, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning recruits for the "Newton Rifles." (Company D, 13th Mississippi Infantry)
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Kennon McElroy in Lauderdale Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting guns for the "Lauderdale Zouaves." (Company F, 13th Mississippi Infantry)
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. H. Whitaker in Marion, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting payment for serving with the "Lauderdale Rifles" at Pensacola, Florida.
