Letter from John E. Hall near Clinton, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.

Letter from John E. Hall near Clinton, Tennessee, 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 mentions the Union raid into east Tennessee, and he describes the constant marching the men have done over the past several days ("I marched in four days 100 miles"); though...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Alabama documents
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4868
format Electronic
collection Alabama Textual Materials Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama documents
spellingShingle Alabama documents
Letter from John E. Hall near Clinton, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama documents
Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, John E. (John Elmore), 1842-1882; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he mentions the Union raid into east Tennessee, and he describes the constant marching the men have done over the past several days ("I marched in four days 100 miles"); though they do not know the goal of their movements, the morale of the men is high ("I never saw men in better spirits or more anxious to fight"). A transcription is included.
spelling Q0000041196 - Q0000041199Q41196 - Q41199Letter from John E. Hall near Clinton, Tennessee, 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 mentions the Union raid into east Tennessee, and he describes the constant marching the men have done over the past several days ("I marched in four days 100 miles"); though they do not know the goal of their movements, the morale of the men is high ("I never saw men in better spirits or more anxious to fight"). A transcription is included.1863 June 221863-06-221860-1869Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, John E. (John Elmore), 1842-1882; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceBolling Hall familyBolling Hall family papersLPR39, Vault box 52v3459Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4868
title Letter from John E. Hall near Clinton, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
titleStr Letter from John E. Hall near Clinton, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
url http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4868
id ADAHvoices4868
thumbnail http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/voices/id/4868
_version_ 1816185819785854976

Similar Items