Draft of a letter from S. H. Dent to Colonel J. P. Smartt.
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 Dent discusses a monuments recently erected o...
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Alabama documents Dent, Stouten Hubert, 1833-1917; Smartt, J. C.; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans |
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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 Dent discusses a monuments recently erected on the Chickamauga battlefield. He thinks the inscription on one of the tablets is incorrect; it gives another artillery unit credit for work done by Dent's Battery, so he describes his memory of the battle. |
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Q0000027658 - Q0000027661Q27658 - Q27661Draft of a letter from S. H. Dent to Colonel J. P. Smartt.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 Dent discusses a monuments recently erected on the Chickamauga battlefield. He thinks the inscription on one of the tablets is incorrect; it gives another artillery unit credit for work done by Dent's Battery, so he describes his memory of the battle.1900-1909Dent, Stouten Hubert, 1833-1917; Smartt, J. C.; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--VeteransTextCorrespondenceDent, 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/3973 |
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