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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03696.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Asa Smith, K company, 16th regiment, Massachusetts, infantry |
| Title | Asa Smith to his mother regarding the death of his sister and noting the movement of some military ships |
| Date | 2 February 1862 |
| Author | Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Recipient | Smith, Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | to mother [Ann Smith] The men took up a collection to replace the twenty-three dollars he lost, and he says, "It came unexpected but was welcome and shows a good feeling towards me that pleases me much." He sent fifteen dollars home to avoid losing it again. He responds to the news of Carrie's death [his sister] and the receipt of a book from home. Rum in camp caused a scuffle between some soldiers. He notes the movement of some military ships. Numbered in pencil "47." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry Soldier's Pay Charity and Philanthropy Children and Family Women's History Death Literature and Language Arts Navy Alcohol |
| People | Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Place written | Camp Hamilton, Hampton, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Children & Family; Women in American History; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | Massachusetts 16th Regiment infantry, K company |