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This John Wesley Pitts?

John Wesley Pitts was born August 5, 1836 in Dallas County, Alabama. In August 1861, he enlisted in Company "I" 18th Alabama Infantry. However, because he was involved in the state militia at the time, he was ordered back to that organization. In March 1862, he organized Company "K" 31st Alabama Infantry and served as Captain until his resignation in December 1862, due to developing a hernia (the result of a difficult march into Kentucky) preventing him from marching.

Then in 1863, following recovery from hernia surgery, he organized Company "C" 1st Alabama Reserves (later designated 62nd Alabama Infantry) and served as Captain until he was promoted to Major. He was captured on April 12th, 1865 at the Battle of Blakeley in Mobile and sent to Ship Island prison camp where he remained until the end of the war.

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I have some pre- and post-war letters from Civil War ancestors, but none during the war. Have you seen the originals of this man's Civil War era letters?

Jim

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