You're correct. This board is probably the best place to start research about any
Mississippi Confederate Unit.

I too am interested in the Minute Men.

You are correct about the civilian aspect of the dress and arms of these fellows.
Is there a particular Minute Men "Regiment" that you have an interest ? As I'm sure you know,
Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi: 1803-1898 is the best public resource
available to start your research.

The men are a very difficult bunch to research. There's not allot of material about them.

The quality of Minute Men varied dramatically between various units, "regiments" ect.

I did find a newspaper article in the 1862 Hinds County Gazette that I posted a couple of years ago :

http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/mscwmb/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=18907

Good luck, and let us know what you find.

Gary E. Magee