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Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865 to Stockton Bates

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.23.40 Author/Creator: Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Danville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1865 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 24.7 cm Order a Copy

Was a prisoner of war a year ago here; has visited his old prison. Local attitudes towards the Union have changed due to Grant. "The conduct of the soldiers has been remarkable, when we consider the bitterness, the cruelty, the fiendishness with which the Southrons waged war upon us. I ascribe it to influence which intelligence and Christianity has upon the Northern people." Confederate money is worthless and the people are destitute. Freedmen act in "mutinous conduct," and the soldiers must settle disputes.

Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865
Bates, Stockton, fl. 1861-1866

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