Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
W. T. Presley Letter, 1863 July 14
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
W. T. Presley wrote this letter to his wife, Henrietta (Ward) Presley, while he was serving with Company D of the 1st Alabama Cavalry. In it, he discusses a pony that he had purchased to send home to his sons (Gus and Fate), describes selling his old horse (named Stonewall) and purchasing a new one that can better tolerate military life, recounts his unit's retreat from Tennessee after the fall of Vicksburg, sends news of family and friends serving in the Confederate military, and expresses...
Dates:
1863 July 14