Letter from Alex K. Hall at Camp Hunter in Baldwin County, Alabama, to his father, probably in Portland, Alabama.
During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the "private letter" ("let nobody see it"), he explains that he has unsuccessfully tried to get a discharge from service because of a medical condition. He asks his father to consult a lawyer and try to secu...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4256 |