Ledger and journal kept by J. R. Hughes while serving as a member of the Company A, 31st Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army.
This ledger contains entries and poems dated 1864 to 1867. Brief journal entries from May 12, 1864, to May 25, 1865, typically describe the weather and note where the 31st Alabama is stationed. They describe the regiment's movements through Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and North Ca...
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Alabama documents Ledger and journal kept by J. R. Hughes while serving as a member of the Company A, 31st Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. |
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Alabama documents Hughes, J. R. (Joseph Rufus), 1842-1921; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment & supplies |
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This ledger contains entries and poems dated 1864 to 1867. Brief journal entries from May 12, 1864, to May 25, 1865, typically describe the weather and note where the 31st Alabama is stationed. They describe the regiment's movements through Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and North Carolina and include brief references to the Battle of Franklin, the Battle of Bentonville, and a skirmish near Kinston, North Carolina, on March 8 through 10, 1865. The back of the ledger contains several entries related to the regiment, including mess accounts and lists of abandoned supplies. There are also some personal entries from 1867 and a few poems about homesickness. |
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Q0000078438 - Q0000078467Q78438 - Q78467Ledger and journal kept by J. R. Hughes while serving as a member of the Company A, 31st Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army.This ledger contains entries and poems dated 1864 to 1867. Brief journal entries from May 12, 1864, to May 25, 1865, typically describe the weather and note where the 31st Alabama is stationed. They describe the regiment's movements through Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and North Carolina and include brief references to the Battle of Franklin, the Battle of Bentonville, and a skirmish near Kinston, North Carolina, on March 8 through 10, 1865. The back of the ledger contains several entries related to the regiment, including mess accounts and lists of abandoned supplies. There are also some personal entries from 1867 and a few poems about homesickness.1864-186718641860-1869Hughes, J. R. (Joseph Rufus), 1842-1921; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment & suppliesTextDiariesHughes, J. R.J. R. Hughes papersSPR902v37029Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6872 |
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Ledger and journal kept by J. R. Hughes while serving as a member of the Company A, 31st Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. |
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Ledger and journal kept by J. R. Hughes while serving as a member of the Company A, 31st Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. |
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