Letter from Sergeant W. S. Hooper in camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth Pearson Danielly in Louina, Alabama.
In this letter Sergeant W. S. Hooper informs Elizabeth Danielly that her husband, Francis McDade Danielly, was killed on May 3, 1863, during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Hooper reports that Danielly "was shot through the hart and died instily." He also describes Danielly's burial a...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In this letter Sergeant W. S. Hooper informs Elizabeth Danielly that her husband, Francis McDade Danielly, was killed on May 3, 1863, during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Hooper reports that Danielly "was shot through the hart and died instily." He also describes Danielly's burial after the battle: "We berred him the nex morning decently we got a box and berred him in it." [Orignal spelling retained.] |
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