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Transcriptions of letters from Lewis E. Parsons of Talladega, Alabama, while stationed in Virginia during the Civil War.Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130, 1864During 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, casualties, and prisoners; possible campaigns and movements by Union and Confederate forces; and the morale of the soldiers. He inquires about acquaintances and conditions on the homefront, and he mentions a Yankee invasion at Talladega.
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Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130, 1863-04-04During 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 transferred from his current company; personal finances and plans for purchasing property after the war; weather in camp; troop movements and possible campaigns; and the new uniform he has received ("I am said to be the best dressed man in the army"). He concludes by giving the menu for the Easter dinner he is planning, which will be attended by all the Catholics in camp; some of the food will be supplied by General Hardee. A transcript is included.
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Letter from James A. Hall at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130, 1863-10-22During the Civil War, James Hall served as a captain in Company K of the 24th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses his brother Bolling, who was wounded in battle ("I...was much surprised to hear that Bolling had been so ill...I cannot conceive that with such attention as he is getting there can be any fatal results from such a wound"); the health of his two brothers who are stationed nearby; clothing needed by the soldiers; conditions in camp and the lack of activity on the front; the uncertainty of upcoming troop movements ("the plans of our Generals are a mystery"); and his spiritual faith: "The difficulties are great, but god is merciful. I walk with fear and trembling but with your kind letters to encourage me through God's grace I hope to be successful. It is indeed a sweet hope that our exertions may bring us all together again. It is sweet the belief that spirits of the dead in heaven meet & know each other and I would not be deprived of that belief for worlds." A transcript is included.