Letter from William Riley Jones near Tullahoma and Manchester, 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 illness among the soldiers (including mutual acquaintances who are ill), and he describes the weather where he is camped...
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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 illness among the soldiers (including mutual acquaintances who are ill), and he describes the weather where he is camped. He mentions that no crops have been planted in the area because the Union troops have confiscated resources from the local citizens: "it looks like tha wont bee any thing made her at tall the yanks is taken every thing from the farmers sutch as Negros horsen purvision clothings it is afful to think a bout i hope it twill come to a clos soon." [Original spelling retained.] |
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