Letter from James A. Hall at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, 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 his company's performance in a recent battle; clothing he needs from home; duties in camp; his own health, as well as the health of his servant and brothers; and e...
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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/4764 |
| 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 his company's performance in a recent battle; clothing he needs from home; duties in camp; his own health, as well as the health of his servant and brothers; and encounters with local Union troops ("We had orders not to fire on them they have become very tame and every day try ...hard to exchange papers but it is against our orders and we wont allow them to come up"). A transcription is included. |
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