Letter from James R. Riggs near Fort McRee in Florida, to his brother-in-law, Ferdinand ("Ferde") Smith.

During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses the recent death of his brother, Charlie, who had been sick with typhoid fever: "...it grieved me very much to hear the death of my onley [sic] Brother it almost broke my heart...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3157