Letter from Thomas Warrick near Hamburg, South Carolina, 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 writes that "we are cut off from our command." There are rumors that they will return to Montgomery and that General Lee's army is leaving Richmond...
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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 writes that "we are cut off from our command." There are rumors that they will return to Montgomery and that General Lee's army is leaving Richmond, but "we here so much I cant tel when I here the truth." He feels that "times looks dim at presant." A transcript of the letter is included. [Original spelling retained.] |
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