During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he gives news about recent fighting in Corinth, Mississippi, which took place before the siege and battle of 1862: "I will mension [sic]...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his officers and life in camp, giving the daily schedule of drills and calls. He also sends news of a mutual acquaintance who has...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he sends news of his brother, Charlie, who has been sick and recently "ran a very narrow risk with the Yankeys."
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter to Martha he discusses his brother, Charlie, who has been sick, and he mentions that his company might be leaving Florida soon. In the letter...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses the recent death of his brother, Charlie, who had been sick with typhoid fever: "Oh when...I tink [sic] that my only Brother is no...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses the recent death of his brother, Charlie, who had been sick with typhoid fever: "...it grieved me very much to hear the death of...
2010-06-09
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