Figures, Henry Stokes, 1844-1864 [Collection of Henry S. Figures, F company, 4th regiment, Alabama, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .33]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.01 Author/Creator: Figures, Henry Stokes, 1844-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1861-1864 Pagination: 33 items + 10 envelopes Order a Copy
Figures was a member of Law's Brigade, Longstreet Division, of the 4th Alabama Infantry. Letters mention prisoners from the "Star of the West," the Battles of Manassas, Yorktown, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, enslaved people, etc. Figures was killed at Battle of the Wilderness on 4 May 1864. Two of the letters (10 April 1861 and 25 April 1861) are on "Confederate States of America, War Department" stationery. Also includes 1867 burial card and a 6 page biographical manuscript (ca. 1890).
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