Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.

Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.

From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he describes a recent fight with enemy forces near Fairfax Station, Virginia, several days before the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First Battle of Bull Run). Crenshaw had been ill before the fig...

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Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
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Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, Crenshaw, 1839-1893; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel
description From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he describes a recent fight with enemy forces near Fairfax Station, Virginia, several days before the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First Battle of Bull Run). Crenshaw had been ill before the fight, but he insisted on participating: "I had only left my bed 3 days and was actually so weak in the knees that I...thought it impossible to walk a mile in quick time - my capt & men had advised me that morning to leave with the Baggage on wagon but I chose to shoulder my musket and run the chance with my friends and relations. I confess though I did not anticipate so long or rapid a retreat. I supposed we would fight and that I should be in the very thickest of it but still I would risk it." A transcription is included.
spelling Q0000038881 - Q0000038884Q38881 - Q38884Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama. From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he describes a recent fight with enemy forces near Fairfax Station, Virginia, several days before the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First Battle of Bull Run). Crenshaw had been ill before the fight, but he insisted on participating: "I had only left my bed 3 days and was actually so weak in the knees that I...thought it impossible to walk a mile in quick time - my capt & men had advised me that morning to leave with the Baggage on wagon but I chose to shoulder my musket and run the chance with my friends and relations. I confess though I did not anticipate so long or rapid a retreat. I supposed we would fight and that I should be in the very thickest of it but still I would risk it." A transcription is included.1861 July 191861-07-191860-1869Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, Crenshaw, 1839-1893; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnelTextCorrespondenceBolling Hall familyBolling Hall family papersLPR39, Vault box 52v3459Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4335
title Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
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