Letter from George Goldthwaite in Montgomery, 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 Goldthwaite congratulates Semple on "the reputation which the Battery and your self ha...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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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 Goldthwaite congratulates Semple on "the reputation which the Battery and your self had gained." He then discusses the availability of goods, specifically mentioning the price of alcohol. Also included is an excerpt of another letter, which deals with a promotion for Semple (it is unclear whether Goldthwaite is the author or the recipient): "You wrote in relation to Semples [sic] promotion. He is not in a corps in which promotion is rapid and a sine qua non of promotion is a vacancy. Gen Bragg can have him promoted whenever he will say I have a command which needs a Major of Artillery & I desire Capt. Semple to have the place." |
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