Letter from Thomas Warrick in Hamilton County, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.

Letter from Thomas Warrick in Hamilton County, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.

During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses his unit's new camp ("we are stationed in a very nice place - good blue limestone water in abundance") and their journey to it: "We...

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Letter from Thomas Warrick in Hamilton County, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.
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Warrick, Martha; Warrick, Thomas, b.ca.1833; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses his unit's new camp ("we are stationed in a very nice place - good blue limestone water in abundance") and their journey to it: "We were treated very benevolently as we came through Alabama. The women gave us plenty of good things to eat such as water melons, grapes, figs, tomatoes, butter milk, loaf bred and boild ham, we had a very pleasant trip of it after we left Montgomery." He asks his wife about conditions at home and adds that in another regiment there were "three men poisoned on butter milk." A transcript of the letter is included. [Original spelling retained.]
spelling Q0000016922 - Q0000016924Q16922 - Q16924Letter from Thomas Warrick in Hamilton County, Tennessee, to his wife, Martha.During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses his unit's new camp ("we are stationed in a very nice place - good blue limestone water in abundance") and their journey to it: "We were treated very benevolently as we came through Alabama. The women gave us plenty of good things to eat such as water melons, grapes, figs, tomatoes, butter milk, loaf bred and boild ham, we had a very pleasant trip of it after we left Montgomery." He asks his wife about conditions at home and adds that in another regiment there were "three men poisoned on butter milk." A transcript of the letter is included. [Original spelling retained.]1862 August 111862-08-111860-1869Warrick, Martha; Warrick, Thomas, b.ca.1833; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceWarrick, ThomasThomas Warrick papersSPR420v10148Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2737
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