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(ALABAMA.) Abernathy, Macon. A University of Alabama cadet writes home during the first month of the war. Autographed Letter Signed to father Miles W. Abernathy of Jacksonville, AL. 2 pages, 8vo, on illustrated University of Alabama letterhead, with two additional blank sheets of the letterhead; moderate dampstaining and a bit of edge wear. With its engraved University of Alabama envelope, stamped and postmarked. Tuscaloosa, AL, 15 May 1861
The University of Alabama was founded in 1831, and was converted to a military academy in 1860 under president Landon Garland. In this letter, cadet Macon Abernathy (1842-1862) reports that his classmate Frank Farley has died, and complains that Dr. Garland has refused to forward him the spending money due to him. Abernathy soon enlisted in the 10th Alabama Infantry, and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Glendale the following year.
