Letter from William Riley Jones in Jackson, Mississippi, to his wife, Mary.

Letter from William Riley Jones in Jackson, Mississippi, 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 recent troop movements from Tennessee to Mississippi (through Georgia and Alabama) and the destruction done by Union tro...

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Letter from William Riley Jones in Jackson, Mississippi, to his wife, Mary.
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Jones, Mary Francis Parker, 1839-1930; Jones, William Riley, 1838-1863; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description 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 recent troop movements from Tennessee to Mississippi (through Georgia and Alabama) and the destruction done by Union troops in the area: "the yankes has bin her an burnt up ever house that had Commoseres in thim an...knocked the heds out of a number of Molasses barels the Molasses is a lien on the ground tha burnt acrose purl River an the Ralerode two for a bout three Miles." He mentions that there is adequate food and good water in their present encampment, which is much better than what they had while traveling ("some times wee wood hafto get it out of frog ponds the water looked red an tasted as bad as it looked"). He then discusses preparations for and reports of fighting at Vicksburg: "the Canions coments Roering last knight I hav hurd thim all the morning like distant thunder it tis aff ful to her or think a bout wee are a waten for orders to go aney wher tha order us to go...tha are a heap of canons her I seene one Canon that wade the rise of thirteen thousan it twas tenn inches acrose the holler of the musel it twood tak a cag of powder to lode it." [Original spelling retained.]
spelling Q0000024690 - Q0000024693Q24690 - Q24693Letter from William Riley Jones in Jackson, Mississippi, 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 recent troop movements from Tennessee to Mississippi (through Georgia and Alabama) and the destruction done by Union troops in the area: "the yankes has bin her an burnt up ever house that had Commoseres in thim an...knocked the heds out of a number of Molasses barels the Molasses is a lien on the ground tha burnt acrose purl River an the Ralerode two for a bout three Miles." He mentions that there is adequate food and good water in their present encampment, which is much better than what they had while traveling ("some times wee wood hafto get it out of frog ponds the water looked red an tasted as bad as it looked"). He then discusses preparations for and reports of fighting at Vicksburg: "the Canions coments Roering last knight I hav hurd thim all the morning like distant thunder it tis aff ful to her or think a bout wee are a waten for orders to go aney wher tha order us to go...tha are a heap of canons her I seene one Canon that wade the rise of thirteen thousan it twas tenn inches acrose the holler of the musel it twood tak a cag of powder to lode it." [Original spelling retained.]1863 June 3-41863-06-031860-1869Jones, Mary Francis Parker, 1839-1930; Jones, William Riley, 1838-1863; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceJones, William RileyWilliam Riley Jones papersSPR721Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3406
title Letter from William Riley Jones in Jackson, Mississippi, to his wife, Mary.
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