Letter from James Branscomb near Richmond, Virginia, to his mother, Eliza, in Bullock County, Alabama.
During the Civil War James fought in the 3rd Alabama Infantry, C.S.A. In the letter he discusses the recent death of his brother, William ("he is better off though tis hard to loose [sic] him, you may have more to grieve for than him before this war ends"); his current assignment as a cook...
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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/7784 |