Letter from Anna ("Nannie") Dent in Eufaula, Alabama, to her husband, Hubert, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Letter from Anna ("Nannie") Dent in Eufaula, Alabama, to her husband, Hubert, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

At the start of the Civil War, Hubert Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter Anna discusses the Battle of Chickamau...

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Letter from Anna ("Nannie") Dent in Eufaula, Alabama, to her husband, Hubert, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Dent, Anna Beall Young; Dent, Stouten Hubert, 1833-1917; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description At the start of the Civil War, Hubert Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter Anna discusses the Battle of Chickamauga and expresses her relief that her husband has survived: "When we heard Tuesday morning that a terrible battle was raging in western Georgia - well I can never describe my feelings - and a thousand times did I think something terrible might befall you...although I have always been anxious about you when I knew that you were in battle , yet never have I felt as I did this time, and often in imagination did I see Pa coming us, bringing some dreadful news - but thank God this terrible blow has not come upon me, my great anxiety for you, kept me from being much elated with the news of our great victory, I do hope that we have destroyed a good part of their army, but it makes me feel sad to think of the many noble lives sacrificed on that terrible battlefield." A transcription is included.
spelling Q0000027628 - Q0000027632Q27628 - Q27632Letter from Anna ("Nannie") Dent in Eufaula, Alabama, to her husband, Hubert, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.At the start of the Civil War, Hubert Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter Anna discusses the Battle of Chickamauga and expresses her relief that her husband has survived: "When we heard Tuesday morning that a terrible battle was raging in western Georgia - well I can never describe my feelings - and a thousand times did I think something terrible might befall you...although I have always been anxious about you when I knew that you were in battle , yet never have I felt as I did this time, and often in imagination did I see Pa coming us, bringing some dreadful news - but thank God this terrible blow has not come upon me, my great anxiety for you, kept me from being much elated with the news of our great victory, I do hope that we have destroyed a good part of their army, but it makes me feel sad to think of the many noble lives sacrificed on that terrible battlefield." A transcription is included.1863 September 251863-09-251860-1869Dent, Anna Beall Young; Dent, Stouten Hubert, 1833-1917; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceDent, Stouten HubertStouten Hubert Dent papersLPR288v34916Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3968
title Letter from Anna ("Nannie") Dent in Eufaula, Alabama, to her husband, Hubert, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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