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Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp in either Georgia or Tennessee, to his mother, probably in Portland, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

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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 of the easiest positions in the army...Carrying papers around for the big bugs makes a man hate to acknoledge [sic] his command"); services at a local church and the growth of the congregation; illness in camp ("in the way of dysentary [sic]") and the condition of the hospitals ("all as neat, clean, and comfortable as any private house so that the sick, who usualy [sic] have a horror of the place, go without the least hesitation"); and mutual acquaintances. He ends with "Give my love to all, Darkies included of course." A transcription is included.
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1863 August 15 1863 08 15
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Civil War
  4. Civil War, 1861 1865
  5. Confederate
  6. Confederate States Of America
  7. Economic Aspects
  8. Equipment And Supplies
  9. Hall, Alexander K. (Alexander Kirtland), 1845 1881
  10. Hall, Mary Ann Cooke
  11. Health Aspects
  12. History
  13. Military Life
  14. Military Personnel
  15. Religious Aspects
  16. Slaver
  17. Slavery
  18. Social Aspects
  19. Soldiers
  20. United States

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