Letters from James A. Hall in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his sister and father, Bolling, in Alabama.

Letters from James A. Hall in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his sister and 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 to his sister, he discusses conditions in camp: " I have now every comfort one could expect in camps. Plenty of clothing, bed-clothing and a good tent with the nicest little f...

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Letters from James A. Hall in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his sister and father, Bolling, in Alabama.
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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, James A. (James Abercrombie), 1840-1868; Confederate States of America--Politics and government; Presidents--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment & supplies; 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 During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter to his sister, he discusses conditions in camp: " I have now every comfort one could expect in camps. Plenty of clothing, bed-clothing and a good tent with the nicest little fashionable parlor chimney to it that you ever saw...the men around me are all now cheerful and happy. Yes we are doing finely now - and only wish I could see you all at home and spend a short time with you...In the mean time I'll make myself easy, comfortable, and fat in camp." He then describes a recent review of the soldiers, which President Jefferson Davis attended: "Each Battalion presented arms as he rode by them I knew Mars Jeff as soon as I saw him. He was dressed in a plain broad cloth suit, and as the men said you could not tell him from any other old citizen...I was much amused at the men some few of them hardly believe yet that he was the real Simon pure Jeff. They have been deceived so often by reports that Jeff Davis was in camp that they would not really believe it when he did come. So you see that we can have "monky shows" up in this barbarous country just as you can in Montgomery. And the best of it was that we didnt have to pay a red to see such a famous show as Jefferson Davis." In the letter to his father, he discusses previous efforts to have his company transferred to Hilliard's Legion, explaining that "It is not expedient to make any moves toward a transfer at present." A transcription is included.
spelling Q0000041080 - Q0000041083Q41080 - Q41083Letters from James A. Hall in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his sister and 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 to his sister, he discusses conditions in camp: " I have now every comfort one could expect in camps. Plenty of clothing, bed-clothing and a good tent with the nicest little fashionable parlor chimney to it that you ever saw...the men around me are all now cheerful and happy. Yes we are doing finely now - and only wish I could see you all at home and spend a short time with you...In the mean time I'll make myself easy, comfortable, and fat in camp." He then describes a recent review of the soldiers, which President Jefferson Davis attended: "Each Battalion presented arms as he rode by them I knew Mars Jeff as soon as I saw him. He was dressed in a plain broad cloth suit, and as the men said you could not tell him from any other old citizen...I was much amused at the men some few of them hardly believe yet that he was the real Simon pure Jeff. They have been deceived so often by reports that Jeff Davis was in camp that they would not really believe it when he did come. So you see that we can have "monky shows" up in this barbarous country just as you can in Montgomery. And the best of it was that we didnt have to pay a red to see such a famous show as Jefferson Davis." In the letter to his father, he discusses previous efforts to have his company transferred to Hilliard's Legion, explaining that "It is not expedient to make any moves toward a transfer at present." A transcription is included.1862 December 141862-12-141860-1869Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Hall, Bolling, 1813-1897; Hall, James A. (James Abercrombie), 1840-1868; Confederate States of America--Politics and government; Presidents--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment & supplies; 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/4902
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