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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03696.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Asa Smith, K company, 16th regiment, Massachusetts, infantry |
| Title | Asa Smith to his sister praising the charater of Colonel Wyman |
| Date | 20 October 1861 |
| Author | Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | to sister He says there is nothing new to report except the arrival of more troops. One of the soldiers in Company C deserted and will either run to the "secesh camp" or be shot if he returns. He praises Colonel Wyman for his character, saying "for my part, I like him better every day." There are many ships in the shipyard, including a cigar company boat that is being used by the military. He received a letter from Wallace [his brother who enlisted in the Mass. 22nd], and Wallace is in good spirits. Numbered in pencil "18." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry Desertion Confederate States of America Death Penalty Death Military Law Navy Tobacco and Smoking Business and Finance |
| People | Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Place written | Camp Hamilton, Hampton, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |