From June 1862 to November 1863, Bolling Hall, Jr., was lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses troop movements; officers commanding different brigades; the death of General Stonewall Jackson ("We are...
From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements (including one move that happened after he began the letter); rumors of upcoming campaigns; changes in...
(Photographed in civilian clothes.) Appointed as midshipman in 1826; spent most of his adult life at sea and various naval commands ashore. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in February 1861 and was appointed as a commander in the Confederate...
(Photographed in civilian clothes.) Appointed as midshipman in 1826; spent most of his adult life at sea and various naval commands ashore. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in February 1861 and was appointed as a commander in the Confederate...
(Photographed in civilian clothes.) Appointed as midshipman in 1826; spent most of his adult life at sea and various naval commands ashore. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in February 1861 and was appointed as a commander in the Confederate...