Letter from David Allan, Head Quarters 29th Mo. Vols., Woodville, Ala., to James Allan, Saint Louis, Mo. Mentions the drilling and singing that takes place at camp. (3 pages), 1864 Feb 4

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Identifier: D01485

Staff Only

Letter signed David Allan, Head Quarters 29th Mo. Vols., Woodville, Ala., to his brother, James Allan, Saint Louis, Mo., February 4, 1864

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The David Allan, Jr., Letters include letters written by Allan from Cape Girardeau and Patterson, Missouri, dated October to December 1862, which briefly describe conditions in southeast Missouri; letters written from Woodville, Alabama, dated January to March 1864; letters written from near Atlanta, dated July to August 1864, including brief accounts of the battles of Atlanta and Ezra Chapel; and account of the Grand Review in Washington, D.C. The collection also includes one letter from J.S. Brown, Louisiana, Missouri, to James Allan, August 2, 1864.