From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, John Hall served in Co. B, 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. The first three pages are a typed transcript, and the last two are the original pages of a letter written the same day.
Joseph H. Hall is the son of William Terrell Hall, grandson of Dixon Hall, Sr., and thus cousin of Bolling Hall. In the letter Joseph asks Bolling to help his brother, James, secure a transfer to the company in which his brothers are serving: "he...