Letter from W. A. J. Swan in camp near Fredericksburg, Virginia, to John Danielly in Louina, Alabama.
In this letter W. A. J. Swan informs John Danielly that his son, Francis, was killed on May 3, 1863, during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Swan describes Danielly's death as the 14th Alabama Infantry charged into enemy lines: "He was then at the front of the company loading and shooting a...
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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/6744 |