Letter from Francis McDade Danielly at Camp Winder near Richmond, Virginia, 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 reports that the regiment will soon be moving to Yorktown, Virginia. He describes "packing up all of our Bagage that we can't carry on our backs" and preparing to move camp: "Th...
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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 reports that the regiment will soon be moving to Yorktown, Virginia. He describes "packing up all of our Bagage that we can't carry on our backs" and preparing to move camp: "They are expecting a big fight there soon and I guess that we will be in it we are ready for any thing that comes for we have been in the service so long & have sufferd so much from disease that we are willing to fight it out as soon as possible." [Original spelling retained.] |
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