Figures, Henry S. (fl. 1861-1864) to my dear Ma
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.01.27 Author/Creator: Figures, Henry S. (fl. 1861-1864) Place Written: Near Fredricksburg, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 August 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 19.5 x 30.7 cm. Order a Copy
He expresses his sympathies toward his grandma.He does not think he will get to go home soon and asks which part of Huntsville his father wants to move to.
Henry Stokes Figures of Montgomery Alabama enlisted in the Confederate Army on 10 June 1861. He served as private and sergeant in Company F of the 4th Alabama Infantry (the "Huntsville Guards") before being named adjutant, with a rank of 1st lieutenant, of the 48th Alabama (May 1863). He was killed at the Wilderness on the evening of 6 May 1864. Robert T. Coles, who served with Figures in Company F and later wrote a history of the 4th Alabama, recalled him as "a gallant soldier and esteemed friend, a youth of decided military talent" (Jeffrey D. Stocker, ed., From Huntsville to Appomattox, p. 166)
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