Letter, Alex Spence to Sallie
Object number1998.044.41
DateJuly 21, 1863
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions9 13/16 x 7 11/16 in. (25 x 19.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
Terms
Location: Camped near Tynes Station, East Tennessee
Blue paper with blue guidelines, written in black ink on both sides. There is black ink crosshatched writing on the back
Addresed to Sallie from Alex. He fears that he wil not be able to hear from home very often since the Yankees have gotten possession of the river. He has a five day furlough. He is planning on seeing Charley Stark in Griffin, GA. He would see Uncle Joe but he is unable to get there.
Born in 1838 in Alabama, Alexander Spence served in Co. B of the 1 Arkansas Infantry (Colquitt's). Company B was known as the Clark County Volunteers. He enlisted in the Confederate Army in Little Rock on May 8, 1861. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in April 1, 1862. Five days later he was wounded at Shiloh. He was promoted twice more, to 1st Lieutenant and then rising to the rank of Captain. Alex was killed at the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia next to his brother, Tom, who also served and was killed during the war.
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Not on view
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