Letter from Thomas B. Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to his father, Bolling.
In the letter he discusses a recent false alarm of a Union invasion in Tuscaloosa; military responsibilities of the cadets at the university ("If all the reports as to the whereabouts of the enemy are true, this Corps will not remain here idle, but be ordered immediately into active service&quo...
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| Summary: | In the letter he discusses a recent false alarm of a Union invasion in Tuscaloosa; military responsibilities of the cadets at the university ("If all the reports as to the whereabouts of the enemy are true, this Corps will not remain here idle, but be ordered immediately into active service"); upcoming campaigns; his high opinion of General Bragg ("I have always stood up for Bragg...I always felt safe and easy under him - as if I was under the man who would take care of his country's cause as well as he possibly could, and now I feel confident of success to our arms under him in the coming struggle"); and money his father sent to cover school expenses. He also expresses uncertainty about the success of the Confederacy: "I think our country is in a dark hour. If the enemy are in possession of the Jackson and Vicksburg Rail-road and invading Alabama and Georgia we are undergoing one of the severest trials of the war. If they are not checked very soon I think we will have to bid farewell to freedom. But will not the great battle impending between Bragg and Rosencranz decide to a great extent our destiny? If Rosencranz is victorious will not his vast armies invade our country and crush out the Rebellion by starvation as they march triumphantly along from our North Western borders to the Gulf of Mexico? When you write again tell me what you think of our future." A transcription is included. |
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