Letter, from Alex Spence to his parents

Object number1998.044.48

Date6/7/1864

Mediumpaper and ink

Dimensions12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (31.1 x 19.7 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

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DescriptionLetter from Alex Spence to his parents:

The box contains only one document labeled 1998.044.48. This is the last page of the letter and it matches the second measurement criterion listed below. There is an unlabeled document that matches the description of the 1st page. As yet, there are no unlabeled documents that match the criterion for the third item listed below)
Date: June 7, 1864
Location: Marietta, GA

Letter from Alex Spence to his Mother and Father. Three pages:

(1) Brown paper, blue lines, handwritten in black ink. 11" x 7"

(2) White paper, Brown lined, handwritten in black ink. 12.375" x 7.88"

(3) Folded white paper, brown lined, handwritten in black ink. 8.125" x 11.88"

Letter tells mother and father not to worry about him.

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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