Letter from James A. Hall in camp near Chattanooga, 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 recent troop movements ("one of the severest marches that I have ever made"); a recent visit with his brothers, who are in a different regiment; efforts to fi...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| 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 recent troop movements ("one of the severest marches that I have ever made"); a recent visit with his brothers, who are in a different regiment; efforts to find a position for his brother Tom who might join his company ("If he can get a position elsewhere he had better accept it, for it is very doubtful whether I can secure him a commission position here. But I...can get him some position to keep him out of the ranks"); and his attempts to hire a servant: "If I fail in getting this negro. I will write again immediately and must beg of you to use every endeavor to hire one for me. I have lost nearly every thing I had on this march and have been without rations for 2 days at a time because I had no servant. I will pay as high as $100 per year, rather than be without one. Lt Myrick tells me that in the course of 2 or 3 months he can get a negro cheap. Therefore I would prefer not to hire for more than three months. But will take one on almost any terms." A transcription is included. |
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