Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., at Sangster's Crossroads in Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses clothing he needs his family to send, adding that "I hate to be continually troubling you with our wants &c." He then includes a lengthy excerpt from his journal, to explain t...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4342 |
| Summary: | From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses clothing he needs his family to send, adding that "I hate to be continually troubling you with our wants &c." He then includes a lengthy excerpt from his journal, to explain the "little changes in our daily routine" that have recently occurred. In the entries he describes picket duty and scouting expeditions near Springfield; conditions and activities in the temporary camp near the picket; and several skirmishes with Union forces in the area (during one of these incidents a cow was mistaken for an enemy soldier). He ends the letter with a report that "the enemy are advancing on us - Our sick are being sent off to Richmond." A transcription is included. |
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