Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp near Marietta, Georgia, to his brother, Charlie, at a boarding school in Coosa County, Alabama.
During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses troop positions during the battle currently being fought in the area; his duties as a courier at the telegraph office during the fight; mutual acquaintances; and food available in camp: "In the eati...
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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/4282 |