In the letter Roosevelt thanks Mrs. Semple for her "prompt and patriotic response to the NAVY'S call for binoculars, telescopes, and spy-glasses." The Navy will attempt to return the items at the end of the war, "when it is hoped that you will feel...
In the letter Greeley critiques the political situation in the South, arguing that African Americans "are a unit so long as they are led to fear disfranchisement. This fear banished they will vote their individual preferences as Whites do. Your...
In the letter Watkins alludes to local political tension ("difficulty between Major Baker, & Mr Austill"). He does not give details about the matter, but he thanks Smith, Semple, and Clanton for their efforts "to have this affair adjusted." He...
In the letter Harris alludes to local political tension ("difficulty between Major Henry Baker, and Mr J. W. Austill"). He does not give details about the matter, but he does offer a "positive declination" of the "conciliatory advice" offered by...
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...
During the Civil War, Chambliss served in Goldthwaite's Battery. In the letter he asks for a furlough and explains that he has "furnished an approved recruit" to serve during his absence. Following the letter are two certificates, one from a...
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 he discusses new quarters he hopes to have; the...
In the brief letter Meriwether orders Jones to send railroad cars to the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad. Also included is a receipt for the transfer.
In the letter Jones reports that the company removed railroad rails, spikes, chairs, and chains, and sent the collected iron to Pollard, Alabama. He includes a list of the numbers and weights of the materials, and mentions the amount he plans to...
The order relieves Major Henry Semple from his duties under Brigadier General Liddell at Blakeley, Alabama; he is to report to Mobile for further instructions.
The order relieves Major Henry Semple from temporary "command of the outer line of redoubts"; he is to report to headquarters in Mobile for further instructions. During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in...
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 Maury explains that he has recommended Semple for...
The order appoints Major Henry Semple as commander of the "Inner and Outer Lines of Redoubts" while his senior officer is temporarily absent. During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as...
The order directs Major Henry Semple to report to Brigadier General Higgins in Mobile, Alabama, to receive further instructions. During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's...
During the Civil War, Henry 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 Erskine discusses money Semple has lent him;...
In the letter Jones reports that, complying with military orders from General Maury, "no cotton will be permitted to be brought to Mobile"; therefore, the railroad stations are no longer allowed to receive cotton shipments bound for that city.