Letter from James R. Riggs in 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 discusses the recent death of a cousin and his own poor health. He also describes traveling to his present encampment: "...we wear [sic] ten days on the march which part of the time we ha...
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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 discusses the recent death of a cousin and his own poor health. He also describes traveling to his present encampment: "...we wear [sic] ten days on the march which part of the time we had nothing to eat as my self I did not fare as bad as the rest of the company one of my mess stoped [sic] one day to get his dinner and bought a chicken which we had for supper with out bread we boiled it in a tin bucket and had a little raw rice which we made some soup with and I thought it was the best soup I ever eat in my life it was then two days and one night that we had done without some thing to eat but thank God I stood the march so much better than I expected." |
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