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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4341
format Electronic
collection Alabama Textual Materials Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama documents
spellingShingle Alabama documents
Letter from James A. Hall in Iuka, Mississippi, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama documents
Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, James A. (James Abercrombie), 1840-1868; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; 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 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.
spelling Q0000038939 - Q0000038942Q38939 - Q38942Letter 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 & 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.1861 September 241861-09-241860-1869Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, James A. (James Abercrombie), 1840-1868; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; 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/4341
title Letter from James A. Hall in Iuka, Mississippi, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
titleStr Letter from James A. Hall in Iuka, Mississippi, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
url http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4341
id ADAHvoices4341
thumbnail http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/voices/id/4341
_version_ 1806566343862910976