Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Anna.

Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, 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 traveling by train to his curren...

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Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, 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--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects; 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--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 traveling by train to his current camp (when a car full of soldiers "ran off the track and turned a complete somerset down a bank about thirty feet high"); mutual acquaintances (including two women who "went inside the Yankee lines" searching for a soldier in a hospital); troop movements and upcoming campaigns; his need for new clothing ("I must have something in the shape of a uniform or I will be taken for a conscript"); and the recent battle at Murfreesboro. A transcription is included. [The original pages were extremely faded, so these images have been enhanced to bring out the text.]
spelling Q0000027604 - Q0000027607Q27604 - Q27607Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, 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 traveling by train to his current camp (when a car full of soldiers "ran off the track and turned a complete somerset down a bank about thirty feet high"); mutual acquaintances (including two women who "went inside the Yankee lines" searching for a soldier in a hospital); troop movements and upcoming campaigns; his need for new clothing ("I must have something in the shape of a uniform or I will be taken for a conscript"); and the recent battle at Murfreesboro. A transcription is included. [The original pages were extremely faded, so these images have been enhanced to bring out the text.]1863 January 251863-01-251860-1869Dent, 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--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects; 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--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/3963
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