Hello George,
Thanks for your kind words, you are most welcome. I saw your post about the Halberts in connection to the 11th Mississippi book I can't recommend too highly and decided to see if there was anything of interest. When I saw the letters and mention of a diary, I knew you should be told about this great resource.

Too often I have jumped through hoops to get material for my own research, only to gain the most modest scraps of information from it. Occasionally you stumble across a real find on a topic someone else is researching, and naturally I want to pass the information along.

Enjoy,
Manassas