| Summary: | From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, John Hall served in Co. B, 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he describes his regiment's duties as a reserve for the brigade: "We got this position by every other regiment in the brigade expressing an unwillingness to occupy it. Ours objected strongly to leaving the trenches too, but of course the 59th has the drudge work to do for Gracies [sic] Brigade...the reserve is to be thrown to any part of the line that may be threatened - at any time or state of weather. In case of an assault upon our lines, the reserve would have to march through open fields, exposed to the field fire of the enemies arms of all sorts until they reached the outer line of our fortifications." He ends by admitting that "Things are gloomy in the South. But don't be despondent." A transcription is included.
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