Letter from John E. Hall at the Cumberland Gap in Kentucky, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements; skirmishes with nearby Union troops, as well as false alarms; the battalion's reputation among citizens in the area ("Our Bat. gained a very...
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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/4857 |
| Summary: | From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements; skirmishes with nearby Union troops, as well as false alarms; the battalion's reputation among citizens in the area ("Our Bat. gained a very favorable name during our last stay at Knoxville among the citizens...They really wished us to stay there...so that worse troops could not take our places"); changes in command; mutual acquaintances; and the condition of crops in the South ("With good crops we can keep up a long time"). A transcription is included. |
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