From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Special order from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus appointing Lieutenant Colonel Pierre S. Layton, Chief of Ordnance for the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William S. Barry at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the need for tents in his regiment (35th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William B. Hamilton at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for aid in case of an attack on the city.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. K. Easterling at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the seniority of companies being raised for the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. G. Beck at Wahalak Station, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the possibility of setting up a factory to make guns.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from V. M. White at Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus advocating the need for a draft to put more men in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. W. Caskey at Oxford, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting supplies for the hospital at Oxford.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. T. Maury at Wahalak, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the "Price Rangers," a company raised by Maury.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from T. C. McMackin at the Quartermaster's Department in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning a shipment of medicine.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Simeon Oliver Sr. at Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning an attempt to steal Morgan's company (Company I, 29th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Samuel Parker at Oakley, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting permission to muster a company into the service of the Confederate States.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Robert McLain at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus discussing conditions in Corinth, Mississippi, and the need for a new location for regimental organization.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Reynolds Stevens and company at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the Governor's proclamation regarding the removal of cotton near the railroads.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from P. M. Bradford at Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the organization of militia for the defense of the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from L. A. Webster at Ebenezer, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking permission to have his overseer take his place in the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John T. Lamkin at Holmesville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting a pardon for Charles Campbell so that he can join the Confederate Army.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from John Nash at Thomastown, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning his attempt to raise a company of underage boys for local defense.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from a British citizen, James Stewart, at Rodney, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if it is legal to force him to serve in the military.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Quimby at Desoto, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to be released from the "Desoto Rifles," (Company F, 37th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James M. Hicks at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking if he can have 125 men in his company (Company C, 41st Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from James Fort at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the company raised by Captain Falconer (Company F, 34th Mississippi Infantry).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. T. Payne at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting to raise an infantry or cavalry company.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. F. Phipps at Panola, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting aid from the state to help build a soldier's hospital at Panola.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. B. Chrisman at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the supplying of rations to companies being sent to Meridian.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from H. Simeon Oliver Sr. at Hernando, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the difficulty of local men in obtaining substitutes for the Confederate Army.