Looking for family specifically the name of William Thomas Daniel's father and his mother, Eliza's maiden name.
Civil War soldier- William Thomas Daniel enlisted Chattoga County, Ga about June 1862, family living in Broomtown, Ala.
34th regiment, Company D, Georgia Volunteers at first his address was 59th reg., Captain Blackwell, Company D
at Vicksburg--Johnston's Army ( Gen. Joseph E. Johnston)
Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton
Stevenson's Division ( Major Gener. Carter L. Stevenson) ( Artillary Capt. Max Van Den Corput)
Third Brigade--Brig. Gen. Alfred Cuming
34th indfantry- Col. Jas. A.W. Johnson
There are a lot of names in the area mentioned like Thomas, Denman, Perkins,Richardson to name some. These letters start in 1859 and go until William's death shortly after Vicksburg fell. Then pick up again in the 1890's when some of hte family moved to TX.
Here are a couple of excerpts.
Jackson county, AL July 17, 1862

To my dear wife I this morning take my pen in hand to drop you a few lines to let you know I am well and very well satisfied so far. I hope these few lines may find you all well and doing well. I have not much to write at this time. I will write soon again. I have saw a heap since I left you and expect to see a heap more if I live long. We can see the Yank's tent from where we are but they are on the other side of the river about three miles from us. We expect something will be done here very soon but all is quiet along the lines today. WE expect to whip them out if we get in to a fight but we can't tell how soon it will come off. I hope it will very soon for I don't like to be that close and no fighting going on. I don't know how much force we have got here. Ther are scattered all about here. I am very well satisfied with my company.(etc.skipping to another part)...........................I have saw George Soveall and Jo Denam and he said that Lenard Denman and family was all well. I heard from you mother . They was all well. Charley Whitworth is not gone to war yet. I will come to a close by wishing you to write to me. Direct your letters to Camp near Bridgport, Jackson county, AL
Remain your affecionate husband until death
W.T. Danel to my dear wife and family

another letter
My dear wife,
I take present opportunity of informing you we are ordered to Knoxville. Some think that we will be ordered to Richmond. I don't know myself. I am very feeble now. I don't know whether I will be able to stand the trip or not. I hope that I will. I had a severe spell of the choke the other night. It liked to have taken me off. When you write me send me a piece of the children's hair. I have not much news to write now. Write soon. Your husband W.T. Danel

Vicksburg, Mississippi Jan. 18, 1863
Dear Mother,
I seat myself to drop you a few lines to let you know that I am as well as could be expected at this time hoping these few lines will find you all well and enjoying good health. I hain't got news to write to you at this present time. I can say to you it is getting so I can't enjoy myself in camps well without something to eat. I will tell you what is so. The beef we draw now is as poor as you ever saw breed and when you boil it it ain't go not more greese on it than a piece of wood. You don't have any idea how poor it is and we don't draw no flour now. We draw meal altogether and is is as coarse as if it was chopped for cows to eat but we draw good syrup adn sugar and we make tea sometimes and it has been wet we hain't drilled none in a long time. We hain't got no tenets yet but the mess that I am in duga a hole in a hillside and covered in with boards and it is better than a tent and just warm enough. It snowed here the other day and the biggest flakes fell I ever saw in my life. If I ever get home I can tell you more than I ever did but I am a long ways from home now and there is some talk of going further. There is some talk of going to Texas but if they start there I am going to come. I won't say where. I would love to be at home to see how you was getting along and to stay with you awhile. I think if I outlive this war I will know how to manage better than I ever did and I won't leave home ever again. I will stay home as long as I live. I have sat down and studied about home and shed many a tear just to think how I once lived and then see where I am now. Oh, Mother, you don' know how it is to leave a good home where there is plenty to eat and where I could see pleasure all of my life and hten to leave a good home and good Mother and sisters and firends and to have to be led in a dangerous place and maybe never to more to return to you agina. It is almost enought to break anybody's heart to think about it................... you wirte direct your letters to Vicksburg, Mississippi 40th Rig. Ga. Vol. in care of Co. Johnson Barton Brigade. So I must come to a close by saying you must excuse my bad writing and spelling and I will do better the next time and write more so remember me till I get home or meet you in that world about.
Yout affectionate son until death,
P.H. Stovall to Mrs. Nancy Stovall

There are quite a few more letters. William didn't live to see is son, Patrick Thomas Daniel, but he did name him in one of the letters. William was buried somewhere 10 miles outside of Enterprise where a Rev. Lea had him in a springboard wagon and was trying to get him back to his family.
Patrick Henry ( PH Stovall) died and is buried in New Orleans. He was the only son of James Stovall and Nancy Garner Stovall. He had 8 sisters. Patrick served in the Ga 40th with the Stovall brigade.
Anyone know anything especially the Daniel family? I know a lot from about 1850 forward.