Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Cavalry Battalion, 1st.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
W. T. Presley Letter
William T. Presley Correspondence
William T. Presley Letter
William T. Presley wrote this letter to his wife Henry (Henryetta) on September 27, 1862 from camp in or near Knoxville, Tennessee. Presley mentions that her last letter caused tears to stream down his cheeks. He remarks on the poor condition of several men in his camp, saying that one looks like an old shoe. He goes on to tell Henryetta that she must hire someone to build a pen for the hogs and try go with out killing any of them til hog Billing time.
William T. Presley Letters
William Presley wrote these three letters to his wife, Henrietta (Ward) Presley, in Robertson Springs, Alabama while he was serving with the 1st Alabama Cavalry. This unit was stationed at Gate City Hospital (Atlanta, Georgia), Tullahoma, Tennessee, and Courier Post (near Middleton in Bedford County, Tennessee) when Presley wrote these letters. All three of these items are photocopies of the original documents.