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Letter informing Mary Black of the amassing of the Confederate army in Loudon and Knoxville, Tennessee in order to fight off the advancing Federal Army. Document includes both original letter and typed copy.
Letter informing Mary Black about the beauty of and the tensions that have arisen in Knoxville, Tennessee, where his regiment has established headquarters.
Letter written from the General Hospital in Columbus, Georgia describing Hugh Black's illness due to the wound sustained in his hand and his necessity for prayer. Document includes both original letter and typed copy.
Letter from Clinton, Tennessee describing Hugh Black and his regiment's long march from Knoxville to a camp in Kentucky in the hopes of driving out the remaining Federal solders.
Letter written from Knoxville, Tennessee assuring Mary Ann Black that certain rumors are untrue, what she can do if she is short of money, and that Hugh Black cannot get time off to return home. Document includes both original letter and...
Letter describing the bleakness of Christmas, Hugh Black's inability to receive a leave of absence, and the threat of small pox in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Letter updating Mary Black about the fighting going on nearby, and Hugh Black's prediction that the war will be ending soon. Document includes both original letter and typed copy.
Letter informing Mary Black that the Federal Army has abandoned its invasion of Tennessee, and letting her know about affairs such as crops and correspondences with family and friends. Document includes original letter and typed copy.
Letter informing Mary Black of the churches in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, Hugh Black and his regiment's trip into the mountains, and financial matters.
Letter updating Mary Black on the lack of fighting in Tennessee, the weather, and affairs at home. Document includes both photocopy of original letter and typed copy.
Letter describing Hugh Black's visit to Dalton, Georgia and the news that he will have to retire from the Confederate States Army. Document includes both the original letter and a typed copy.
Letter written from Zollicofer, Tennessee which updates Mary Black on Hugh Black's return to Loudon, Tennessee, and how Neill Black is faring. Document includes both original letter and typed copy.
Letter sent from a camp near Knoxville, Tennessee informing Mary Black of a skirmish nearby which Hugh Black and his regiment fought in. Other affairs within the letter include the necessity for money at home, and Hugh Black's own...
Letter informing Mary Black about the replacement of the regiment's General, the desertion of many Confederate soldiers, and Hugh Black's own arrival home. Hugh Black also predicts the capture of Robert E. Lee's army and the end of the...
Letter informing Mary Black that Hugh Black and his regiment are now stationed in Marianna, Florida; and of the news that Richmond, Virginia is being evacuated due to the Federal Army. Document includes both original letter and typed copy.
Letter transcribed by Will Sylvester listing the casualties and injuries which Captain Black and his regiment received after the Battle of Chickamauga, from September 19, 1863 to September 20, 1863. Document includes both original letter...
Letter written from the General Hospital in Columbus, Georgia informing Mary Black of Hugh Black's wellness, and assuring her that he will continue to write. Document includes both original letter and typed manuscript.
Letter written from Loudon, Tennessee explaining the march Hugh Black and his regiment will soon have to make to Kentucky, and the urgency for Mary Black to exchange the family's Confederate currency for the state currency. Document...
Letter sent from a camp near Knoxville, where Hugh Black speculates that the fighting is near an end and describes the abundance of vegetable harvests in the area. Document includes both original letter and typed copy.
Diary entry in which Captain Black chronicles his campaign throughout the southern United States between June 12th and October 11th. Pages one and two are missing; the diary entry begins on page three. Part of the Captain Hugh Black...
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