Alfred Lacey Hough: 1 book
Soldier in the West
The Civil War Letters of Alfred Lacey Hough
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
In 1861, Alfred Lacey Hough, a thirty-five-year-old commission merchant, left his wife, his two sons, and a comfortable home in Philadelphia to enlist as a sergeant in the Pennsylvania Volunteers. In his letters to his wife, Hough—who achieved the rank of captain and then brevet lieutenant colonel—revealed...
