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The Civil War Letters of Henry A. Allen
By Keith HarrisSociety & Culture
The Civil War Letters of Henry A. Allen episodes
- 2 min
- June 14, 1864You say you are quite thin and not as large as when I left home. I should judge from the picture that you were larger by thirty pounds...3 min
- June 12, 1864The shirts you sent me came in box also, for which I thank you kindly they fit well I have one on at this time...3 min
- June 3, 1864It was indeed a pleasure to look upon the faces of the dear loved ones not seen for so long a time...3 min
- June 1, 1864Dear Sarah the pleasure it gives me to hear from you all and to know you are all enjoying the blessing of health...3 min
- May 22, 1864As you say many a loving heart has been made sad many a fond wife will wait anxiously for the dear one who will never return, many the dear little ones who will be left father[le]ss by this civil war...3 min
- May 21, 1864Brother has been transferred to another Battery, and I am sorry to say has been badly wounded and had to have his leg taken off...3 min
- May 12, 1864I am truly glad to hear that Aunt Mary is getting better and trust she will regain her former good health...2 min
- May 5, 1864Do you suppose I would much rather have the pleasure of looking at the faces of my dear wife & children than to have money when so many chances are against my ever seeing their dear faces again God only knows whether I shall ever be allowed that pleasure again...3 min
- April 15, 1864Almost every letter conveys to me the intelligence of the death of some of our Portsmouth folks. it pains me much to hear of so much sickness there.2 min
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The Civil War Letters of Henry A. Allen, Captain, Company A, 9th…
Virginia Regiment. Allen was captured at Gettysburg on July 3rd, 1863. These are the letters written to his wife while held in Union prisons between 1863 and 1865. Allen would survive the war and later join a group of Confederate veterans known as the Immortal 600.
Henry A. Allen's private correspondence is housed at the Albert and Shirley Small