With his original message, Cameron enclosed a letter from Mrs. T. O. Chestney of Macon, Georgia, which is included here. On the back of Mrs. Chestney's letter, Cameron quotes from a report describing the Battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864. A...
Also included are historical and genealogical notes dealing with Portland, Alabama (in Dallas County), and the Boykin and Hall families. A partial transcript is included.