Note from Henry Semple to his wife, Emily, in Gainestown, Alabama.
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. The note is written on the back of an envelope, but the accompanying letter has been separated from it. In the...
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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. The note is written on the back of an envelope, but the accompanying letter has been separated from it. In the message Semple sends news of a mutual acquaintance who has been wounded, and he mentions that someone sent him some blackberry cordial ("a sovereign remedy for the consequences of any indiscretions in diet." |
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