Letter from William Riley Jones in Bradley County, Tennessee, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he discusses mutual acquaintances, local weather, and conditions in camp ("wee hant got now arms yet nor wee hant...any money&qu...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he discusses mutual acquaintances, local weather, and conditions in camp ("wee hant got now arms yet nor wee hant...any money"). Though he is well ("i am a heap flesher than i was when i left home and i hope that i still remane sow for heth is the best thin in this life"), many men in his regiment are sick. He also asks for several new articles of clothing, and he mentions that a recent telegram reported that "Stonewall Jackson was a wopen the yankys bad." |
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