Portrait of James Hall in uniform, 1862

Item — Box: 4273.002, Folder: 18a

Identifier: 2021.004

Scope and Contents

From the File:

This collection consists of a letter to James Hall from his brother Jeremiah Hall, a Union soldier, dated October 20, 1863, from Collierville, Tennessee. There is also a small framed photograph of a soldier notated "James Hall" on the obverse, as well as a pair of eye glasses with their case.

The letter refers to one of the skirmishes that took place as Sherman's troops were moving east toward Chattanooga in late 1863. Jeremiah's unit was evidently one of those guarding the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, a target of frequent Confederate raids. Collierville was the site of four minor battles during late 1863; the one described was probably that caused by Confederate Brigadier General James Chalmer's raid of mid-October 1863.

Dates

Creation: 1862

Creator

From the File: Hall, Jeremiah (Union soldier) (Person)

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