Letter from John E. Hall in Richmond, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
From May 1861 to June 1862, John Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses the Battle of Seven Pines: "Gen. Rhodes made us a little speech before we got to the field telling us how much the day depended on us &c. We needed no encouragement. Our poor regiment suffer...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | From May 1861 to June 1862, John Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses the Battle of Seven Pines: "Gen. Rhodes made us a little speech before we got to the field telling us how much the day depended on us &c. We needed no encouragement. Our poor regiment suffered severely. Our poor company was almost completely annihilated." He names the men in the regiment who were killed or wounded, and and he gives specific details about their deaths and injuries. He mentions that "The yankees fought well when the could get behind trees but when we would get them in the open field we would soon route [sic] them." The Confederates took possession of some Union camps ("We could have gotten any thing in the world we wanted") but they "were not in the humor to pick up any thing." A transcription is included. |
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