Note: this is the last of the letters I downloaded from the Private Voices website. William Reddin Best was born and raised in Duplin County. On April 16, 1861, at age 19, he enlisted as a private in 1st Company C, 36th Regiment North Carolina Troops. He served in the company for a year before… Continue reading William R. Best Letters to “Cousin”
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William H. Strickland Letter to Family
Following is a heavily edited transcript of a letter Private William H. Strickland wrote to his “aunts and uncle” in September 1864, while he was home on furlough. This letter is part of the Sally G. Quinn Papers viewable on the Private Voices website (https://altchive.org/node/281). The original transcript is also available on 51stnct.com HERE. Magnolia… Continue reading William H. Strickland Letter to Family