Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he reports that he lost an appointment as a judge in the military courts: "I am very much di...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he reports that he lost an appointment as a judge in the military courts: "I am very much disappointed, but not at all dejected...I feel that it will be less irksome to serve my country in the field than I had supposed. I shall look fowards to...some other plan of relieving myself from the exposure of active service." He mentions the health of the men in camp and the lack of troop movement because of impassable roads, and he urges his wife to keep a good attitude: "You must endeavor to keep up your spirits and preserve a cheerful temper that I may still have a fine young wife when I return - I think we should all pray that we may be preserved from the savage temper which seems to be growing upon most of our people now." A transcription is included. |
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