Letter from William Riley Jones 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 money that he and several other men are planning to send home; they are unable to go themselves, so they are sending it...
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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 money that he and several other men are planning to send home; they are unable to go themselves, so they are sending it by a man they do not know, who will leave it with a local judge for the families to collect. Jones would have given his wife more money "but this man is a stranger an wee don't now when wee will draw a gain." He also kept some money to buy clothes because they are too far away to get any from home. [Original spelling retained.] |
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