Letter, from Alex Spence to Mr. Flanagan
Object number1998.044.46
DateFebruary 28, 1864
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions12 3/4 x 8 in. (32.4 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
Terms
Location: Dalton, GA
On the back:
Adressed to Mr. Flanagan from Alex Spence. Blue-gray paper, tri-folded with no guidelines. He asks Mr. Flanagan to deliver this letter to his family.
On the front:
Addressed to Father and Mother from Alex Spence. Due to an act of congress, all troops are required to remain in their current positions. Thus he will not be able to return home soon. He needs money and asks again for the "negro boy." He feels like they have forgotten him because he has heard no news from home.
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.
Status
Not on view
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