Letter from Thomas Warrick near Marietta, Georgia, 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 the Confederate victory at Marietta: "We giv the yanks an other thrashing las Monday kill about 8 thousand and there was 5 hundred ambulances seen...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | 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 the Confederate victory at Marietta: "We giv the yanks an other thrashing las Monday kill about 8 thousand and there was 5 hundred ambulances seen at one time caring off the wounded...we are expecting them every day to try us again if they do they will get hurt again for we hav good fortifications and feel sure we will whip them again." He tells her that the army's spirits are good and that he wants to hear how the livestock and crops are doing. At the end of the letter he adds a note to his father. A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.] |
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