In the letter Bullard, an overseer for Dellet, discusses the cotton and corn crops; the lack of rain in the area; the number of hogs on the plantation; the behavior of the slaves; and new clothing that has been ordered for them. At the time the...
During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter Warrick describes life in the camp (discussing food, sickness, deaths) and gives news of mutual acquaintances. He...
During the war, Warrick served in the Coosa Home Guards, and he was a private in Company C of the 34th Alabama Infantry. In the letter to his wife, he explains that he is still in the hospital but is "a mending"; his regiment left the area two...
2009-12-03
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