Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Union Mills, 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 troop movements; preparations for fighting; recent battles; weather and conditions in camp ("It is hard to write you a letter now for my hand keeps getting so cold that I have to stop...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses troop movements; preparations for fighting; recent battles; weather and conditions in camp ("It is hard to write you a letter now for my hand keeps getting so cold that I have to stop & warm it in my pocket before I can go on"); the log cabins that are being constructed for the soldiers' winter encampment and the temporary structures they have created; a general review of the soldiers ("They trotted us around through mud & water today from twelve oclock till dark"); and soldiers who have returned from a Union prison: "They give all kinds of reports about the Yankees &c. - Say that they were only fed on bread & water by the government but their friends in Washington fed them well.They say the ladies would often pass by them carrying small secession flags so concealed in the hand that no one but the prisoners saw them...this way they informed them that they were friends." He also suggests that his father send a servant (slave) from home to help his brothers with chores in camp. A transcription is included. |
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