Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Milledgeville, Georgia, to his mother, Mary Ann, probably in Portland, Alabama.
During the Civil War, Hall served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses troop movements (specifically mentioning the travels of his brother, Charlie); the conditions in Milledgeville ("rather an inferior city to be the capitol [sic] of a large state"); and his own...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | During the Civil War, Hall served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses troop movements (specifically mentioning the travels of his brother, Charlie); the conditions in Milledgeville ("rather an inferior city to be the capitol [sic] of a large state"); and his own health ("The pain in my lung has entirely ceased"). He also mentions that he "Visited the Insane Asylum this morning. It is a very large and well regulated building." A transcription is included. |
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