Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Dalton, 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 Charlie's interest in joining the cavalry. Alex encourages him to enlist before the spring campaigns begin: "I think, or at least hope, that this will be the last year of the war. And when peac...
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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/4285 |
| Summary: | During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses Charlie's interest in joining the cavalry. Alex encourages him to enlist before the spring campaigns begin: "I think, or at least hope, that this will be the last year of the war. And when peace comes we can go to school together. Think you would feel better when the war is over, if you could say you were in the army. Now is the time for the South to win her independence." A transcription is included. |
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