From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William J. Rankin at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus stating that he is resigning as State Senator to serve in the Army (Company F, 7th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate General Charles G. Dahlgren at Camp Clark, Mississippi, concerning the condition of his brigade.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. F. Brantley at Corinth, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus concerning payment of troops being mustered into service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Charles Clark at Corinth, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus resigning from the state milita to accept a commission in the Confederate Army.