Civil War letter of A.M. Erskine, 1862 Sept. 2.

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Civil War letter of A.M. Erskine, 1862 Sept. 2.

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Letter written by Pvt. Alexander M. Erskine to his wife, describing the battle of Second Manassas (Bull Run), Va., and his thanking God that he and his brother Andrew (also of Company D) escaped unhurt.

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Erskine, A. M. (Alexander Madison), 1831-1917

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Confederate soldier, enlisted as private (1862) in the 4th Texas Infantry, Company D; From the description of Civil War letter of A.M. Erskine, 1862 Sept. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71128576 ...

Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Infantry Regiment, 4th. Company D

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Erskine, Andrew Nelson, 1826-1862

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One of ten children born to Agnes D. Hayes and Michael H. Erskine in Sweet Springs, Virginia, Andrew Nelson Erskine (1826-1862) moved near Huntsville, Alabama, with his family in 1831. The Erskine family moved several more times, finally settling in Jackson County, Texas in 1839. After their house was attacked by Comanches a year later, the Erskines relocated to present-day Guadalupe County. In 1842, Erskine enlisted in John Coffee Hays’ company of Texas Rangers, fighting in the bat...