Letter from William Riley Jones in Manchester, Tennessee, to his wife, Mary.
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 the health of friends and relatives who are in the army ("John is fat an sasey" but "uncle mat has gone t...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3404 |