At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time of this letter, Dawson was serving as a captain of the 4th Alabama Infantry regiment, and Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment (which he helped form).
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
In the letter Craig discusses a dispute over a "negro girl claimed" by one man but in the possession of another. He asks Pettus to give his input, and he encloses a copy of a letter written by one of the men involved in the disagreement.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his current location ("we are only about one mile and a half from the Battle House in Mobile") and a visit he is expecting from...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter to Ferde he describes drills that his company has been practicing with nearby soldiers; mentions that General Beauregard has been in the area;...
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes the bombardment of an English blockade runner by Union forces: "...English vessel run the blockade at Fort Morgan loaded with guns...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he recounts a recent visit with his father, and he discusses the sickness and death he has witnessed during the war: "Dear Sister it is...
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a lieutenant colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
At the time he wrote this letter, Pettus was serving as a colonel of the 20th Alabama Infantry regiment, which he helped form. He was ultimately promoted to the rank of brigadier general.