Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-12-06
Mr. Norton, 2nd Lieutenant, reports to his wife, Hattie, from Stevenson, Alabama, about the activities of the past two weeks since his last letter. Decatur was evacuated and burned except four buildings. His regiment was to packed everything and leave with five days of rations. The Confederates w...
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| Summary: | Mr. Norton, 2nd Lieutenant, reports to his wife, Hattie, from Stevenson, Alabama, about the activities of the past two weeks since his last letter. Decatur was evacuated and burned except four buildings. His regiment was to packed everything and leave with five days of rations. The Confederates were attracted to the smoke from the burning barracks. They were at the picket lines. When last of the Union troops (18th Regiment of Michigan and 103rd Regiment of Ohio) crossed the bridge, it was cut. From the bank of the river, they shelled the rebels until dark. They marched over 127 miles to Huntsville. It was evacuated. They rode the train to Brownsville and continue to a place near Bellfont. Mr. Norton worked on building winter quarters not knowing how long he would be there.The digitization of this collection was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) |
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