Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-27

Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-27

Mr. Norton reports to his wife, Hattie, of the rebel threat against Athens, Alabama. Part of Mr. Norton's and part of the 102th Ohio regiments were sent to reinforce it. The Union forces surrender to the enormous rebel force. He gives her the counts of the missing, wounded, and killed. He t...

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Main Author: Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 (Correspondent)
Format: Electronic
Published: University of Alabama Libraries
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Letters
Online Access:http://purl.lib.ua.edu/21171
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collection S. R. Norton Letters Collection
building University of Alabama Libraries
publisher University of Alabama Libraries
topic Letters
spellingShingle Letters
Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-27
Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 (Correspondent)
fulltopic Letters
Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 --Correspondence; Norton, Hattie E.--Correspondence; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865). Company B; Soldiers--Michigan--Correspondence; letters (correspondence)
description Mr. Norton reports to his wife, Hattie, of the rebel threat against Athens, Alabama. Part of Mr. Norton's and part of the 102th Ohio regiments were sent to reinforce it. The Union forces surrender to the enormous rebel force. He gives her the counts of the missing, wounded, and killed. He tells her of his part. As he is going to reinforce the troops, he learns that the surrender. He returns to the junction. During the night, he has a fever and unable to go scouting the next day. It is possibility that the captured Union soldiers will travel to Florence and be taken to Georgia. Others went to Athens to find out what they could.The digitization of this collection was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
spelling Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-09-27Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 (Correspondent)Norton, Hattie E. (Addressee)Text1864-09-22engelectronic; image/jpeg; 3 p.Mr. Norton reports to his wife, Hattie, of the rebel threat against Athens, Alabama. Part of Mr. Norton's and part of the 102th Ohio regiments were sent to reinforce it. The Union forces surrender to the enormous rebel force. He gives her the counts of the missing, wounded, and killed. He tells her of his part. As he is going to reinforce the troops, he learns that the surrender. He returns to the junction. During the night, he has a fever and unable to go scouting the next day. It is possibility that the captured Union soldiers will travel to Florence and be taken to Georgia. Others went to Athens to find out what they could.The digitization of this collection was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 --Correspondence; Norton, Hattie E.--Correspondence; United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865). Company B; Soldiers--Michigan--Correspondence; letters (correspondence)Alabama--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; United States--Alabama--Limestone County--AthensThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsS. R. Norton Letters, 1864-1865Box 5805, Folder 4u0003_0001059_0000006http://purl.lib.ua.edu/21171https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/1422Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/u0003_0001059/id/133
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