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- Letter from Sergeant Tom A. McDonald "in a German dug-out" in France, to Tallulah Bankhead in New York, New York.
- 1918-10-30
- In the letter McDonald sends Tallulah a picture of herself, which he found in a German dugout. He also discusses his background, the work of his company, and the war-torn French countryside: "So far to date, we have not been in any real pretty part...
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from John E. Hall in the camp of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment ("In Trenches"), to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1864-08-27
- 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 recent campaigns and losses ("Fort Morgan we learned yesterday, has been surrendered. Next may be Mobile");...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Anna ("Nannie") Dent in Eufaula, Alabama, to her husband, Hubert, in Rome, Georgia.
- 1863-09-21
- At the start of the Civil War, Hubert Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the...
- 2011-04-04
- Letters from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his son, Henry, Jr., and his wife, Emily.
- 1863-03-20
- 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 first letter he writes his oldest son, giving him advice...
- 2011-06-01
- Letter from James R. Riggs in Mobile, Alabama, to his sister, Martha Smith.
- 1862-05-16
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes a recent train accident that killed several men in his company: "...we had a very serious accident to happen to our regiment day...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Bolling Hall, Jr., in Virginia, to his father in Alabama.
- 1861-09-13
- From May 1861 to early 1862 Bolling Hall, Jr., served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses recent picket duty near Union forces at Springfield ("we were in sight of the enemy's camp & our force being small if they only knew our...
- 2011-07-06
- Diary kept by Syndenham Moore during the Mexican-American War.
- 1846-00-00
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the diary he describes his war service from May 26, 1846, to May 13, 1847. He mentions troop movements in Mexico and...
- 2009-11-17