Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-12-06

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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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/21168
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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, 1864-12-06
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, 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)
spelling Letter from S. R. Norton to Hattie Norton, 1864-12-06Norton, S. R. (Sequester R.), 1838-1886 (Correspondent)Norton, Hattie E. (Addressee)Text1864-12-06engelectronic; image/jpeg; 4 p.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)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 narrativesThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsS. R. Norton Letters, 1864-1865Box 5805, Folder 5u0003_0001059_0000003http://purl.lib.ua.edu/21168https://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/14
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