Civil War Letters: Illinois “Bloody 9th” Illinois Cavalry Fights Forrest on MULES! – “We have come so accustomed to the music of balls and the shrick of shells…” 14th Illinois Cavalry – Major David Quigg Writes Home from Prison in Charleston, S.C. After His Capture in Athens, Georgia – Includes P.O.W. Envelope Letter from 45th Illinois Infantry Soldier Daniel Baker Written on Scarce Patriotic Stationery “Sinking of the Pirate Alabama”