Thomas A. Bell

First Name: Thomas
Middle Name(s): A.
Last Name: Bell
Unit: 
Co. C, 5th Virginia Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Augusta County, VA
Biography: 

Thomas A. Bell (b. ca. 1837) was from Augusta County, Virginia, where he lived on the family farm. He mustered into service as a private in Co. C, 5th Virginia Infantry on June 30, 1861 and was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864. The letters are written to his older sister, Francis (Fannie) Bell.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
14850 ThomasBell3 Thomas A. Bell Francis Bell VA Augusta County, VA
14848 ThomasBell1 August 18, 1861 Thomas A. Bell Francis Bell Centreville, VA Augusta County, VA
14849 ThomasBell2 March 4, 1863 Thomas A. Bell Francis Bell Richmond, VA Augusta County, VA

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