Letter from W. D. Mitchell in Cold Springs, Texas, to his uncle Bolling Hall in Alabama.
In the letter Mitchell sends news of relatives; discusses the climate and crops in Texas; and mentions the local volunteer companies who have left for war: "our county has sent two hundred men to Virginia and have two companies, one of Artilery [sic] and one of Cavalry, in the state, for confed...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Mitchell sends news of relatives; discusses the climate and crops in Texas; and mentions the local volunteer companies who have left for war: "our county has sent two hundred men to Virginia and have two companies, one of Artilery [sic] and one of Cavalry, in the state, for confederate Services, so you see although we are in the back woods, we knows our duties as patriotic citizens and members of the Southern Confedracy." A transcription is included. |
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