Letters from John F. Davenport to his wife, Mary Jane, in Montgomery, Alabama.
During the Civil War, Davenport served as a private and corporal in Company G of the 23rd Battalion of the Alabama Sharpshooters; he was killed in battle on July 9, 1864, near Petersburg, Virginia. In the letters he describes camp life; his desire to be home; and military events (in particular, the...
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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/7122 |