Letter from William Riley Jones in Jackson, Mississippi, 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 mentions conditions in the camp ("wee get plenty to eat get i exspect...more than you all get thar"), and he describes a...
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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 mentions conditions in the camp ("wee get plenty to eat get i exspect...more than you all get thar"), and he describes a flag that was recently made for the soldiers to honor their fighting at Murfreesboro: "our Janerl has giv us a flag for our galantry at Murfreeborrow it tis blew & white in the midle 41st Ala & at the top Murfreeborow it gives us the prase of the brigade." [Original spelling retained.] |
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