Letters from James R. Riggs at Camp Maxey near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his sisters, Martha Smith and Sallie Riggs.

During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter to Martha he discusses his recovery after a recent illness; mentions a brief trip he made to Montgomery ("Oh you have no idie [sic] how bad I hated to pass through Montgomery without coming...

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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/3166