Letter from David Allan, Jr., Head Quarters 29th M.V.I., Woodville, Ala., to James Allan, Saint Louis, Mo. Comments on his new tent, and describes the local people as “pale as milk scared with water.” States his preference for Northern girls. (3 pages, envelope), 1864 Feb 14

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9

Identifier: D01161

Staff Only

Letter signed David Allan, Jr., Head Quarters 29th M.V.I., Woodville, Ala., to his brother, James Allan, Saint Louis, Mo., February 14, 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.