Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Anna.

Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Anna.

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 discusses mutual acquaintances and family...

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Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Anna.
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Dent, Anna Beall Young; Dent, Stouten Hubert, 1833-1917; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; 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--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description 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 discusses mutual acquaintances and family members (mentioning one woman in Maryland who was "arrested...for communicating with the rebels"); conditions and health in camp; the possibility of obtaining a furlough; military medical practices ("these surgeons are too fond of cutting off limbs"); troop movements; and a report of a recent Confederate success near Richmond ("I shall look anxiously for the particulars. We have so often been successful at first and then lost all the fruits of victory that I shall wait to hear more before I throw up my hat and shout hurrah!"). He also addresses the possibility of European intervention: "I believe that if McLellan [sic] is whipped before Richmond that it will postpone instead of hastening foreign intervention - certainly as far as England is concerned My idea is that Europe wishes to see a final separation of this country - but that she wants both countries to be badly used up before peace is made - hence I think England would be more apt to interfere to prevent our subjugation than any thing else - as long as we seem able to hold our own she will 'let us alone.' The war I think is certain to last some years." A transcription is included.
spelling Q0000027599 - Q0000027602Q27599 - Q27602Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Anna.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 discusses mutual acquaintances and family members (mentioning one woman in Maryland who was "arrested...for communicating with the rebels"); conditions and health in camp; the possibility of obtaining a furlough; military medical practices ("these surgeons are too fond of cutting off limbs"); troop movements; and a report of a recent Confederate success near Richmond ("I shall look anxiously for the particulars. We have so often been successful at first and then lost all the fruits of victory that I shall wait to hear more before I throw up my hat and shout hurrah!"). He also addresses the possibility of European intervention: "I believe that if McLellan [sic] is whipped before Richmond that it will postpone instead of hastening foreign intervention - certainly as far as England is concerned My idea is that Europe wishes to see a final separation of this country - but that she wants both countries to be badly used up before peace is made - hence I think England would be more apt to interfere to prevent our subjugation than any thing else - as long as we seem able to hold our own she will 'let us alone.' The war I think is certain to last some years." A transcription is included.1862 June 281862-06-261860-1869Dent, Anna Beall Young; Dent, Stouten Hubert, 1833-1917; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; 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--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceDent, Stouten HubertStouten Hubert Dent papersLPR288v34916Alabama 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/3962
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