This volume contains records of the company, including a muster roll; records of deaths during various periods of time; clothing accounts of individual members of the company, as well as those who received transportation; and other items of...
The list gives the men's names, ranks, regiments, dates of death, and (occasionally) illnesses. Listed at the end of the death register are the total numbers of patients and deaths at each of the three hospitals.
The list also gives the men's names, ranks, regiments, and dates of death. Common personal effects include clothing, money, and paper goods; in some cases the soldiers' belongings were "sent home with the corpse." The entries for two of the men...
In the letter, Cram asks Walker to assist Bolling Hall as he travels to visit two of his sons, who have been wounded in battle. In notes at the end, Walker directs his employees to ensure Hall's "speedy transit to the battle field"; conductors are...
In the letter Semple asks Pollard to grant passage to two men who plan to transport the bodies of fallen soldiers from the battlefield near Georgia to Alabama. According to several notes on the back, the men were given clearance, but they decided...
In the letter Patten informs Mrs. Cadenhead of her husband's death on July 22. He died during a charge on the enemy's breastworks, and his body was left on the battlefield: "I saw him after he was ded and wood have taken his things out of his...
In the letter Moore informs Mrs. Cadenhead of her husband's death on July 22. He died during a charge on the enemy's breastworks, and his body was left on the battlefield. Moore also mentions serious conversations he had with Cadenhead before his...
In the letter Edward Crenshaw gives news of Hall's five sons, who have been in battle; two of them have been wounded: "Capt. Pearce saw me just as I was leaving, and assured me that Bollings [sic] wound was only slight. But that he was rather...
In the letter Dicken describes the death of his brother-in-law, I. B. Cadenhead, on July 22: "...from what I can learn he was shot through the chest with a miney ball, I saw him lying on the field, but we was retreating and there was no time for me...
In the letter Crenshaw discusses selling one of his slaves; illness among his other slaves at home; and the recuperation of his son, who was wounded in battle. A transcript is included.
In the diary Willett discusses enlistment; camp life; the procurement of equipment and supplies; the health, background, and fate of the men in his company; his participation in a court martial committee; and troop movements and campaigns...
From November 25, 1863, through the end of the Civil War, Bolling Hall, Jr., was colonel of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment.In the message he reports that his brother, James, has probably been killed in battle: "Information we consider reliable...
From November 25, 1863, through the end of the Civil War, Bolling Hall, Jr., was colonel of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he again reports that his brother, James, has been killed in battle. He explains that he has heard the...
From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, John Hall served in Co. B, 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses a recent expedition "to dislodge some yankees who had taken important positions from our cavalry"; troops...
From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, John Hall served in Co. B, 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he describes the Battle of Bean's Station, giving details about positions, orders, casualties, and prisoners. He...
From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, John Hall served in Co. B, 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he asks for news about his brothers and the Army of Tennessee ("We never were for such a lenght [sic] of time more...
From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses possible troop movements and campaigns; conditions near Knoxville ("the surrounding county has been...