Letter from David Allan, Jr., Head Quarters 29th M.V.I., Woodville, Ala., to Mrs. M. A. Allan, Saint Louis, Mo. Mentions that he has been paid by the paymaster for the first time. (2 pages, envelope), 1864 Feb 24

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11

Identifier: D01487

Staff Only

Letter signed David Allan, Jr., Head Quarters 29th Mo. V.I., Woodville, Ala., to his mother Mrs. M.A. Allan, Saint Louis, Mo., February 24, 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.