Letter from James A. Hall in Iuka, Mississippi, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses upcoming troop movements: "If I go up into Kentucky...you all will recollect that my situation will be different from that of the other boys. They have friends &am...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses upcoming troop movements: "If I go up into Kentucky...you all will recollect that my situation will be different from that of the other boys. They have friends & brothers around them and only Yankees to fight I will be amongst comparative strangers & have to fight Kentuckians. If I were going to Virginia I would not feel so much that I was leaving home." He also mentions sickness in camp (particularly a case of typhoid fever), and he expresses sadness at being away from his family: "I hardly realized the fact that I was leaving home probably forever - till I parted from you.Then the recollection of all your kindness in addition made me feel our parting more than ever before." A transcription is included. |
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