Letter from Dave [David Allan, Jr.], Adjutants Office 29th Mo. Inf., in the field, to James Allan, Saint Louis, Mo. Mentions a recent thunderstorm in which fifteen men in his division were killed or wounded by lightning. (3 pages, envelope), 1864 July 17

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 20

Identifier: D01513

Staff Only

Letter signed Dave [David Allan, Jr.], Adjutant's Office, 29th Mo. Inf., in the field, to [his brother] Jim Allan, Saint Louis, Mo., July 17, 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.