During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter Semple asks Roy about the eligibility of an...
In the letter Green gives instructions about the equipment and supplies to be assigned to each battery, depending on its size. He gives specific numbers (or amounts) of sergeants, buglers, flags, horses, mules, wagons, forage, and ammunition. A...