Letter from Newton N. Davis in camp near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Bettie, in Columbus, Mississippi.
During the Civil War, Davis served as a colonel in the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses mutual acquaintances who are ill or have been wounded, noting "what pain and anguish of heart has been endured on account of this unjust and unholy crusade against the South. Oh, wo...
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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/5007 |