Letter from John E. Hall in camp near the Cumberland Gap, 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 activities and conditions in camp ("we are stuck in the woods where we have not seen a house in three weeks and no man is allowed to leave"); the lack of news from...
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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/4900 |
| Summary: | From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses activities and conditions in camp ("we are stuck in the woods where we have not seen a house in three weeks and no man is allowed to leave"); the lack of news from the front; and the relative peace between the Confederate and Union troops in the area ("The Yankees seem to be living well enough in the Gap, and our men seem to have bargained never to trouble them until they attack us"). A transcription is included. |
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