Letter from C. C. Dickinson in Mulberry, Alabama, to Captain Henry Semple.

During the Civil War, Henry 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 Dickinson asks Semple to look after his son's body if he is killed, and to contact him...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4165
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Summary:During the Civil War, Henry 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 Dickinson asks Semple to look after his son's body if he is killed, and to contact him if his son is wounded.