Letter from James R. Riggs near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his sister, Sallie.
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes conditions in his company's new camp, where the men are exhausted after marching and "suffer a little for some thing to eat." He mentions the siege at Vicksburg and di...
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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 conditions in his company's new camp, where the men are exhausted after marching and "suffer a little for some thing to eat." He mentions the siege at Vicksburg and discusses rumors about upcoming troop movements ("I don't suppose anyone knows where we will go"). He also gives news he has received about wounded and dead in the Prattville Dragoons. |
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