Letters from George Goldthwaite in Montgomery, Alabama, and Elmore Fitzpatrick in Mobile, Alabama, to Captain Henry C. Semple in Wartrace, Tennessee.
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 first letter, written May 23, Goldthwaite discusses the possibility of Semple's appointment as a ju...
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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 first letter, written May 23, Goldthwaite discusses the possibility of Semple's appointment as a judge in the military courts and the situation at Vicksburg; he encloses the letter from Fitzpatrick. In the second letter, written May 15, Fitzpatrick discusses the resignation of a judge (whom Semple hopes to replace) and the proposed locations of military courts in the state. |
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