Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.

Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, 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 discusses his health after a recent fall and the comfortable place in which he is staying (&qu...

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Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
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Semple, Emily Virginia James; Semple, Henry C., 1822-1894; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; 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
description 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 discusses his health after a recent fall and the comfortable place in which he is staying ("Every body tells me I look so well I am almost ashamed to remain at my snug quarters"); the landscape in Tennessee ("I am as much delighted with this beautiful country as ever. I don't know how I shall reconcile my fondness for a grass country with your fancy for a semitropical home"); and his efforts to receive a promotion and be relocated to Alabama: "You were always impatient at the pains I took to acquire some political influence; I think now you must regret as I do, that I had not devoted myself to it more thoroughly, for it is unquestionably true, that political influence has much to do with all appointments." He also mentions the situation in Vicksburg: "We are awaiting with great anxiety the news from Vicksburg. If Grant meets with a calamitous repulse, there is little doubt that we shall advance...If on the contrary as I cannot help having great fear, Vicksburg should fall, then the policy of the enemy will be to press us on every point. In any event we may look for a collision here in the next two weeks." A transcription is included.
spelling Q0000038377 - Q0000038381Q38377 - Q38381Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, 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 discusses his health after a recent fall and the comfortable place in which he is staying ("Every body tells me I look so well I am almost ashamed to remain at my snug quarters"); the landscape in Tennessee ("I am as much delighted with this beautiful country as ever. I don't know how I shall reconcile my fondness for a grass country with your fancy for a semitropical home"); and his efforts to receive a promotion and be relocated to Alabama: "You were always impatient at the pains I took to acquire some political influence; I think now you must regret as I do, that I had not devoted myself to it more thoroughly, for it is unquestionably true, that political influence has much to do with all appointments." He also mentions the situation in Vicksburg: "We are awaiting with great anxiety the news from Vicksburg. If Grant meets with a calamitous repulse, there is little doubt that we shall advance...If on the contrary as I cannot help having great fear, Vicksburg should fall, then the policy of the enemy will be to press us on every point. In any event we may look for a collision here in the next two weeks." A transcription is included.1863 June 81863-06-081860-1869Semple, Emily Virginia James; Semple, Henry C., 1822-1894; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; 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 personnelTextCorrespondenceSemple, Henry C.Henry C. Semple papersLPR5v3328Alabama 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/4038
title Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
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