Letter, Alex Spence to Solomon Spence

 
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letter from Alex Spence to Spence father
Letter, Alex Spence to Solomon Spence
letter from Alex Spence to Spence father
letter from Alex Spence to Spence father

Letter, Alex Spence to Solomon Spence

Object number1998.044.34
DateMarch 24, 1862
Mediumpaper and ink
DimensionsOverall: 7 15/16 x 10 in. (20.1 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionLetter from Alex Spence to his father. Once white paper, unlined. Handwritten in black ink, folded several times. Letter is kept to one side of one sheet of paper. Embossed insignia of paper company in the top left corner of the page. This letter is not transcribed, however the letter mentions Capt. Stark, river movement on the White River to Devall's Bluff and Pocahontas, and "the Democrat." Written in Little Rock, Ark.

    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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