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 Pleasant Mount, Mississippi, by J. A. Stewart, requesting a passport so that he can join the 12th Mississippi Infantry in Virginia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from M. W. Wilbourn at Pleasant Mount, Mississippi, to Missisippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting 25 "double barrel guns" for the "Pleasant Mount Greys."

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Bassett G. Lawrence at Mt. Pleasant, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus requesting equipment for the "Sam Benton Rifles," (Company F, 17th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Bassett G. Lawrence in Mt. Pleasant, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting orders for the "Sam Benton Rifles," (Company F, 17th Mississippi Infantry).