From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus detailing the damage done to Jackson, Mississippi, and the surrounding county by the United States Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from R. Maxey at Enterprise, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus of the damage done to Jackson, Mississippi, by the United States Army.