| Summary: | During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes recent troop movements and campaigns. He specifically mentions the Battle of Fort Donelson ("a sad blow to our army"); while he still hopes for a Confederate victory, he knows of people in Alabama who do not support the South: "It begins to make me view it in a more serious light than I have ever done: still I do not fear that we shall be finally subjugated. There are some however even in Greene Co. & in our town who w'd rejoice to see Lincoln conquer us. I heard while at home that Mr Jeffreys & Jno Charles had both said they were willing to live under Lincolns gov't - They are at heart real Lincolnites & I think some of our near neighbours are no better. It vexes me sometimes to think that I am away from home, from all I love on earth, making sacrifices...to fight for their property as well as their liberty &...independence and still get no thanks from them, nor aid nor sympathy to our cause." He also discusses financial matters at home, including the settlement of an estate and the sale and exchange of slaves.
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