Letter from Francis McDade Danielly at Camp Johnson near Auburn, Alabama, to his wife, Elizabeth, in Louina, Alabama.
During the Civil War, Danielly was a member of the 14th Alabama Infantry, Company K. In this letter he writes that there has been a recent outbreak of mumps and measles in camp and asks Elizabeth to send "a pair of pants as near the coller of our uniform as possible." He also mentions that...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | During the Civil War, Danielly was a member of the 14th Alabama Infantry, Company K. In this letter he writes that there has been a recent outbreak of mumps and measles in camp and asks Elizabeth to send "a pair of pants as near the coller of our uniform as possible." He also mentions that Elizabeth's brother, Jarrod Pearson, is "well & harty as you ever saw him." [Original spelling retained.] |
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