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Report of results of election of company officers, October 17, 1861;
Letter of S.R. Thompson, Scranton, Mississippi, to Dunbar Rowland, enclosing list of companies composing the 3rd Regiment at organization, August 9, 1904;
Final statements listing members who died in service, 1862-1864;
Roll of members of the 3rd Regiment who died in service, 1862-1865;
List of members, undated.		8147
Company A (Live Oak Rifles of Jackson County)
   Muster roll of Captain J.B. McRae, September 18, 1861.		268
   Roll of company published by Sergeant J.J. Brakefield, undated (3 copies);
   MDAH veterans' survey form of Stephen Richard Thompson, September 29, 1904.		269
Company A (McWillie Blues of Copiah County)
   Muster rolls of Captain E.A. Peyton, August 17 and 27, 1861;
   Muster and pay roll, September 15 - October 3, 1861.		268
   Report of election, July 15, 1861;
   Report of election, September 14, 1861;
   Petition submitted to Governor Pettus by citizens of Hazlehurst desirous of forming a volunteer company, undated;
   Letter, Captain E.A. Peyton, Columbus, Kentucky, to Colonel W.H. Brown, regarding uniform ordered from a tailor in Jackson, December 21, 1861.		269
   Photocopy of historic roll, undated (ca. 1865).8147
Company B (Sunflower Dispensers of Sunflower County)
   Muster roll of Captain William H. Morgan, undated.		268
Company C (Downing Rifles of Hinds County)
   Muster rolls of Captain Thomas A. Mellon, August 9, 1861;
   Muster and pay roll, August 24 - September 30, 1861.		268
   Return of election of officers held July 17, 1861;
   Letter, Clay Sharkey, Jackson, Mississippi, to Dunbar Rowland, containing roll of the Downing Rifles, February 26, 1904;
   Letter, Clay Sharkey, Jackson, Mississippi, to Dunbar Rowland, June 1, 1904.		269
Company D (Chunky Heroes of Newton County)
   Muster and pay roll, August 26 - October 5, 1861;
   Muster rolls of Captain W.B. Johnson, September 5, 1861.		268
   MDAH veterans' survey form of Thomas J. Reynolds, July 4, 1910.269
Company E (Biloxi Rifles of Harrison County)
   Muster rolls of Captain John D. Howard, May 21, 1861;
   Muster and pay roll, May 21 and June 26 - October 5, 1861.		268
   Roll of members of "Biloxi Rifle Guards," May 21, 1861;
   Letter, Captain John D. Howard to Colonel W.H. Brown, July 29, 1861;
   Letter, James W. Mayfield to Colonel W.H. Brown, reporting results of election, September 9, 1861;
   Company payroll receipt, April 12, 1862.		269
Company G (Gainsville Volunteers of Hancock County)
   Muster rolls of Captain John B. Deason, July 12 and August 1, 1861;
   Pay roll, April 26, 1862;
   Return of commissioned officers and present, absent, and new recruits, undated.		268
   Company payroll receipt, April 26, 1862;
   Report of election, January 29, 1862;
   Letter, John J. Bradford, Wingate, Mississippi, to Dunbar Rowland, July 9, 1903;
   War record of John J. Bradford, September 23, 1916;
   Letter, John J. Bradford, Brandon, Mississippi, to Dunbar Rowland, October 7, 1916;
   Letter, A Poitevent, Meridian, Mississippi, to Dunbar Rowland, July 26, (?);
   MDAH veterans' survey form of Adolph Poitevent, July 25, 1908;
   MDAH veterans' survey form of John J. Bradford, undated.		269
Company H (Shieldsboro Rifles of Hancock County)
   Muster and pay rolls Captain Robert Eager, June 29 - October 5, 1861.		268
   Return of present, absent, and new recruits, June 1861;
   Certification of muster signed by R. Eager, July 12, 1861.		8147
   Roll of members pledging twelve (12) months of service, June 29, 1861;
   Oath of allegiance to Confederate States of America and state of Mississippi signed by members of Shieldsboro Rifles on June 29, 1861;
   Letter, Captain John B. Deason to W.H. Brown, Adjutant General, reporting strength of company, August 1, 1861.		269
Company H (Dahlgren Guards of Harrison County)
   Muster roll of Captain Ashbel Green, September 4, 1861;
   Muster and pay roll, September 1, 1864 - February 28, 1865.		268
   MDAH veterans' survey form of Augustus M. Beall, undated;
   Letter of Gus Beall, undated.		269
Company I (John M. Sharp's Company of Yazoo County)
   Muster rolls of Captain S.M. Dyer, August 31, 1861;
   Muster and pay roll, September 25 - October 12, 1861.		268
   Election return, officers, August 21, 1861;
   Letter, J.W.C. Smith, mustering officer, Benton, Mississippi, to W.H. Brown, Adjutant General, regarding the mustering in of the "John M. Sharps," formerly the "Yazoo Rebels," September 4, 1861;
   Company payroll receipt, April 12, 1862;
   MDAH veterans' survey form pertaining to the service of Company I, completed by Robert Bowman, Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1905.		269