Alabama Dept. of Archives and History Digital Collections

ADAH Digital Collections

Log in
|
Favorites
|
Help
|
English

English

Deutsch

Espanol

Pirate English

한국어 Korean

中国 Chinese, Simplified

中國 Chinese, Traditional

Nederlands

Français

Català

日本語 Japanese

ไทย Thai

Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

Searching collections:

All Collections

Add or remove collections

You've searched:

All Collections

All fields: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

(1878 results)

Sort by: Relevance

Relevance

Title

Subject

Description

Display Options

Save to favorites

...

Display: 20

100

200

- Transcriptions of letters from Lewis E. Parsons of Talladega, Alabama, while stationed in Virginia during the Civil War.
- 1864
- During the war Parsons served as a private in the Washington Artillery of New Orleans. Most of the letters are brief and are not addressed to specific people. In them he discusses conditions in camp; the lack of food and supplies; illness,...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863 April 4
- 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 his desire to be promoted and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Fairfax Station in Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861 June 26
- From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements; his first night on picket duty; rumors about campaigns and military activity; the relative peace in the area; sickness...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John E. Hall near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863 October 21
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses his brother Bolling, who was wounded in battle ("I"I was indeed surprised to hear that Bolling had been & was still so low");...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James A. Hall in camp at Dalton, Georgia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1864 January 16
- During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he explains that his servant has arrived with the food his family sent ("It was as welcome as twas unexpected by me. It came in...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James Jackson from the Chickahominy battlefield in Virginia, to his wife, parents, and sisters.
- 1862 July 6
- At the time this letter was written, Jackson was serving in the 47th Alabama Infantry. In it he describes the recent Confederate victory at the Battle of Gaines' Mill (also known as the Battle of Chickahominy River): "This is one of the greatest...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from William Riley Jones to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862 August 18
- 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 rumors that "tenn thousan of the yankeys come over to our side and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Diary kept by Elbert Decatur Willett while serving in the Pickens Planters, Company B of the 40th Alabama Infantry, during the Civil War.
- 1862-1864
- In the diary Willett discusses enlistment; camp life; the procurement of equipment and supplies; the health, background, and fate of the men in his company; his participation in a court martial committee; and troop movements and campaigns...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Tupelo, Mississippi, to his wife, Anna.
- 1862 June 28
- At the start of the Civil War, 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 letter he...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Anna.
- 1863 January 25
- At the start of the Civil War, 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 letter he...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Hubert Dent in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his wife, Anna ("Nannie").
- 1863 March 27
- At the start of the Civil War, 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). Dent wrote this...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Henry Semple in camp near Mobile, Alabama, to his wife, Emily.
- 1862 June 28
- 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 explains his goal as the leader of his men, who...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Henry Semple in camp near Mobile, Alabama, to his wife, Emily, in Gainestown, Alabama.
- 1862 July 16
- 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 conditions in camp ("We enjoy very...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Henry Semple in Mobile, Alabama, to his wife, Emily, in Gainestown, Alabama.
- 1862 August 2
- 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 upcoming troop movements and the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Henry Semple in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1862 August 19
- 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 recent troop movements ("You have no...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863 January 30
- 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 mutual acquaintances; conditions in...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp in either Georgia or Tennessee, to his mother, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1863 August 15
- 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Dalton, Georgia, to his father, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1863 March 6
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses his brother's plans to join the service; the possibility of buying another horse ("horses will command a good price untill [sic] peace"); relative...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John E. Hall in Corinth, Mississippi, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861 May 26
- From May 1861 to June 1862 John Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he discusses activities and conditions in camp; the health of his fellow soldiers; traveling through Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi ("I wish I had...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall at Manassas Junction, Virginia, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1861 July 19
- From May 1861 to May 1862 Crenshaw Hall served in the 6th Alabama Infantry. In the letter he describes a recent fight with enemy forces near Fairfax Station, Virginia, several days before the First Battle of Manassas (also known as the First...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection