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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02082.50 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Jeremiah M. Tate, H company, 5th regiment, Alabama, infantry |
| Title | Jeremiah Tate to his sister regarding winter quarters and the seizure of Tuscaloosa |
| Date | 21 February 1864 |
| Author | Tate, Jeremiah M. (fl. 1829-1877) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses his return to old winter quarters. Mentions marching in the cold weather. Reports that the Yanks seized Tuscaloosa. Also Tate also worries about the seizure of Tuscaloosa and wishes for a furlough to "bush whack them." Also describes an interesting meeting in Richmond with the widow who cared for him when he was wounded in 1862. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Soldier's Letter Military Camp Union Forces Injury or Wound Women's History Health and Medical |
| People | Tate, Jeremiah M. (fl. 1829-1877) |
| Place written | Orange, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder information: Jeremiah Tate of Pickensville, Alabama worked as a grocer prior to his enlistment in Company H of the 5th Alabama infantry. Private Tate served for a time with Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah. For a short period in 1864, he was a hospital nurse in Mt. Jackson which brought an additional seven dollars to his monthly pay. Having survived four years of service, he returned home in 1866 and married a young widow, Martha Ann Taylor Speed. Tate's letters, written to his mother and sister Mary Jane at Jenna Point (Tuscaloosa County, Alabama), concern First Bull Run, Peninsula Campaign, Seven Pines, Antietam, Stonewall Jackson, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg (letter #34 dated near Carlisle), and Petersburg. A number of letters concern fraternizing with Yanks and songs he sings. His first name "Jeremiah" per coded name in letter #31. Some itemized letters are actually continuations and are noted as such. Many of the original envelopes were turned inside-out and re-used. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 5th Alabama Infantry, H company |