9 Civil War letters written by August Rost (1833-1864), principal musician of the 17th Alabama Infantry to his wife (and one to his mother). Grouping includes the dates:
 
July 1st, 1864
July __, 1864
August 7, 1864
August 11, 1864
August 29, 1864
October 6, 1864
October 21, 1864
October 27, 1864
November 7, 1864 (possibly the last letter home before he died).
 
August Rost died November 11, 1864. These are the last letters he wrote to his wife before his death, and include a ton of content about the actions of the 17th Alabama between July and November 1864. The entire collection was split up and sold a couple years ago, and we were lucky enough to obtain these.