Letter from James R. Riggs at Camp Pettus near Mobile, Alabama, 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 describes the bombardment of an English blockade runner by Union forces: "...English vessel run the blockade at Fort Morgan loaded with guns & munitions also coffee sugar & medici...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes the bombardment of an English blockade runner by Union forces: "...English vessel run the blockade at Fort Morgan loaded with guns & munitions also coffee sugar & medicine the vessel ran a ground on Saturday night...we succeeded getting about half of the cargoe [sic] when the yankey's...commence bombarding her...we gave her up...I am so sorry we did not save the hole cargoe [sic] and the vessel The capt of the vessel says that he don't think it will be of much benefit to them for the machinery was... a new idie [sic] that he was certain there was not any more like the machinery on that vessel in the United States I do hope they can not work the machinery." He also discusses the possibility of transferring to a calvary unit and the settlement of his brother's estate. |
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