Letter from James R. Riggs at Camp Pettus near Mobile, Alabama, to his sister, Martha Smith.
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his current location ("we are only about one mile and a half from the Battle House in Mobile") and a visit he is expecting from his father. He also explains that he has bee...
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Alabama documents Riggs, James R., 1840-1864; Smith, Martha Ann Riggs; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel |
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During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his current location ("we are only about one mile and a half from the Battle House in Mobile") and a visit he is expecting from his father. He also explains that he has been made ordnance sergeant: "I have no guard duty to perform it is very confining situation for I have to remains at the battery day and night in case of a enguagement [sic] I will have to be very busy loading the bombs and shells." |
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Q0000021708 - Q0000021709Q21708 - Q21709Letter from James R. Riggs at Camp Pettus near Mobile, Alabama, to his sister, Martha Smith.During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his current location ("we are only about one mile and a half from the Battle House in Mobile") and a visit he is expecting from his father. He also explains that he has been made ordnance sergeant: "I have no guard duty to perform it is very confining situation for I have to remains at the battery day and night in case of a enguagement [sic] I will have to be very busy loading the bombs and shells."1862 June 201862-06-201860-1869Riggs, James R., 1840-1864; Smith, Martha Ann Riggs; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnelTextCorrespondenceRiggs, James R.James R. Riggs Civil War lettersSPR710v34533Alabama 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/3162 |
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