John Bramblett Beall letters
Published: 1860
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Beall, John Bramblett, 1833-1917.; Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 19th.; Confederate States of America. Army -- Military life.; Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.; Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence.; Confederate States of America -- Social conditions.; South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genres: Correspondence.
Description: Twelve letters, 1860-1865, addressed to his cousin (later his wife), Mary J. Merrill. The letters discuss various aspects of military life during Beall's service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, including his time with the 19th Georgia Infantry Regiment and later as a conscription officer in Manning, S.C. Included are second-hand reports of military events, such as Shiloh and Jackson's victory at Winchester, Va., and a discussion of morale among Confederate troops and civilians when Beall was recruiting. The letters refer to aspects of everyday life on the home front in the Confederacy, including the price of food and lodgings in South Carolina.