NOVEMBER 5, 1863:
Matt Turner served as Assistant Surgeon in the 22nd Alabama
Regiment. His force was part of Bragg’s Army of Tennessee. In a letter home,
Turner admitted that “the Yankees had gained a lot of ground,” and that, though
they were not presently engaged, his unit had “not seen the last of this war”
and that another gory battle would occur before too long. Despite
Turner’s misgivings, he was always happy to get letters from home, and shared
the good news that he had acquired a relative rarity---a tent with a stove and
chimney---so that was no longer suffering from chills from sleeping on the
ground.
