Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in camp near Maynardville, Tennessee, to his father in Alabama.
From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses money his is sending home; recent troop movements and positions; possible promotions in his regiment; and efforts to raise new companies of soldiers. He...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses money his is sending home; recent troop movements and positions; possible promotions in his regiment; and efforts to raise new companies of soldiers. He also describes the attitude of the civilians in the area: "The people here are very hostile They all openly confess their love for the yankees. You find about one in twenty who is true to the South. Most of the men are in the Lincoln army but the women are here & talk as they please which is decidedly hostile to us. They all make no secret of having sons &c in the Yankee army." A transcription is included. |
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