Tag Archives: Alexander P. Stewart

15 December 1864: “Would you not like to get a chance “to make the fight” on either line?”

Item Description: Letter dated 15 1864 from Lieutenant General Alexander P. Stewart serving for the Confederate army. He writes about the positioning of his lines. Item Citation: Folder 3, Stephen D. Lee Papers, #02440, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University … Continue reading

Posted in Southern Historical Collection | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on 15 December 1864: “Would you not like to get a chance “to make the fight” on either line?”

19 August 1864: “I do not see how Sherman is ever to force us out of Atlanta”

Item Description: Letter dated 19 August 1864 from William Dudley Gale to his wife. He joined the Confederate Army as a staff officer for his father in law, General Leonidas Polk, in the fall of 1862. After the general’s death … Continue reading

Posted in Southern Historical Collection | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on 19 August 1864: “I do not see how Sherman is ever to force us out of Atlanta”