Letter from Hubert Dent at Fort Barrancas in Pensacola, Florida, to his wife, Anna ("Nannie"), in Eufaula, Alabama.
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 he describes a recent review of the soldiers,...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | 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 he describes a recent review of the soldiers, a "severe operation" because of "the effects of the sun and the drinking water": "It is over and I hope the vanity whatever else it was that caused the display is gratified." He also discusses the execution of a Mississippi soldier ("if he is shot our regiment will have it to do - I do not like the idea at all"); illness in the camp; predictions about the war ("We are going to have a long war and I may as well take it easy for I expect to be into it as long as it lasts in some capacity"); and his desire to see his wife and new son. A transcription is included. |
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