Letter from Edwin B. Young in Eufaula, Alabama, to his brother-in-law, Hubert Dent, in at Fort Barrancas in Pensacola. Florida.
At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter Young announces the birth of Dent's son:...
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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/3953 |