From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. G. Garmon, a soldier in the 4th Mississippi Infantry, State Troops in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a transfer to the cavalry.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Gray, a soldier in the 4th Mississippi Infantry, State Troops, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for a 15 day furlough to take care of his family.