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Albert H. Clark to William H. McDonald (27 April 1862)

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Identifier	clark_b1f8
Title	Albert H. Clark to William H. McDonald (27 April 1862)
Author	Clark, Albert H.
Recipient	McDonald, William H.
Date	27 April 1862
Subject	States' rights (American politics) Southern States -- Identity Parties
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 42nd. Company F United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	Albert, from home, writing to his friend detailing his social life and longing for youthful happiness. Also discusses State's Right, Southern identity and concern over the possibility of the North pushing the troops back to Grenada.
Transcript	April 27/62 William H. Mc Donald" Dear old friend, I seat myself to write you a short letter as I have a chance of sending it safly by hand the times are so exciting at this time I cant think of any thing but the army. I understand that the yankees came very near getting your company John Stewart tells me that they got his horse well that was a pity I was truly sorry when I heard that Lietit. Duff was killed I think that from all accounts that you escaped well. Bill you must not think that it is my fault that I am staying at home now for we are and have been trying to get our company off ever since pa got well. Bill I would be verry glad to see you you must know that I think of you everry day that the king of day passes over my head and think of you whenever he sinks behind the west I was down at Bill Brasurs last night we had a party down there, me and [Al Church?] played with Miss Lucy and Miss Jane Poster your sweet was my partner and you must know we nerved ) them sure I will name some of the leading girls of this interesting party Miss Mollie N ) and Miss crosseyed Nancy Miss Lucy Lucy yours Miss Jane Foster and so on myself and John Brasier Church Cotton and various others Bill you must come home as soon as you can for i want to see you bad enough the Wilkins boys are about to be off with us and Bill Cotton William and Jemmie Sherman I guess will go with us and they are looking for your brother Tom to come home and you must come home if you can get off and you may stand a chance to get here at the same time, but we get off in two or three weeks and I would be very glad indeed to see you before I leave once more I will have a frolic fixed up and we will have a grand time bring some of the other boys with you Bill Magioirk if you can I am writing this because I think you will be certain to come I know that a soldier can not do as he pleases every time but I want you and billy to come if you can but God only knows the future it may that before you get these lines that the tide of war is changed considerable our army may have to retreat or fall back to ) Grenada well bill the time is came when we will have to fight or die or be conquered and I believe that it is the firm resolution of every true Southerner to never be whipped and as long as this is the dase we can never be conquered only by the ruling power of God but alas if God is against us we are ruined forever It is the duty of every one to encourage each other and I tell you bill I am for Southern rights, right or wrong let me go tell the boys that i have not forgotten them but think of them often Bill I sometimes sit and call back my happy days when we were going to school to Major Duncan oh then was our happiest days but silly foolish boys did not know it and consequently we did not enjoy life atall sometimes we would be thinking of our future prospects and now what has it proved to us at last it certainly had learned us a good lesson we can only do our duty anyhow and we must weal the sword of destruction against our enemies we are all well at present your fathers family are all well I must close excuse my short letter and bad writing Albert H. Clark
Type	text;
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	Clark Family Letters
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00074/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Citation	Clark Family Letters, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

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