Letter from Sgt. Philip Powers, 1st Virginia Cavalry, to his wife.
Category: Soldiers and Sailors
From Eugene Blackford, 5th Alabama
Letter from Eugene Blackford, 5th Alabama, to his father following the Battle of Bull Run.
Military Life in Its Most Depressing Form
News of the previous day’s Confederate victory at Bull Run prompts celebrations in the South and depression in the North.
From Sullivan Ballou, 2nd Rhode Island
Letter from Maj. Sullivan Ballou, 2nd Rhode Island, to his wife.
From Thomas Lightfoot, 6th Alabama
Letter from 2nd Lt. Thomas Lightfoot, 6th Alabama Volunteer Infantry, to his cousin.
From William B. Darst, 21st Virginia
Letter from William B. Darst, 21st Virginia Volunteer Infantry, to his mother.