During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he asks for his other sister, Martha, to send him a pair of shoes ("I wish she would as soon as possible for I will soon be bare footed"), and...
During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements; fighting in the area during the Battle of Marietta; changes in command in his regiment; mutual acquaintances; and the plans of...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he sends news that their father is sick at the hospital in Macon, Georgia. He also describes recent conflicts in the area ("on the 14 & 15 of...
During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses news of family and mutual acquaintances; Charlie's plans to join the military; fighting in the area; and upcoming troop movements. He also includes the...
During the Civil War James R. Cumming served in Ketchum's (Garrity's) Battery, a Confederate artillery unit; Kate Cumming served as a nurse and matron in Confederate hospitals in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. In the letter James...
During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses fighting in northeastern Mississippi, between Generals Polk and Sherman. He suspects that Sherman will next move...
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...
During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses his own...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he briefly discusses the battle of Chickamauga and fighting at Chattanooga, and he mentions that he has not been harmed during the conflicts:...
During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses duties, conditions, and weather in camp; local fighting with Union forces ("I do not think that our fire will be...
From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses weather and conditions in camp; clothing he needs; belongings of his brother, Tom, who died recently; items he has sent...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements and campaigns, and he mentions that a lot of men have been deserting lately: "...we have lost a great many...
During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses clothing he has received and more that he and other men will need; weather and conditions in camp; nearby fighting; his duties as an escort ("It is one...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes recent fighting at Atlanta and mentions that their father is in the hospital in Eufaula, Alabama.
During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he mentions fighting his regiment is engaged in ("i havant hurd a word from the...
During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements from Tennessee to Mississippi (through...
During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his efforts to be transferred to the Prattville Dragoons ("I feel fearful we will make a failure but there will be no harm in...
During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he mentions conditions in the camp ("wee get plenty to eat get i exspect...more...
From July 1862 to November 1863, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses troop movements; possible upcoming fighting ("But I have so little idea of the true state of the case I suppose that I...