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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06941 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Henry W. Smith to Joseph Smith commenting on the starving of Richmond and a female spy |
| Date | 10 June 1864 |
| Author | Smith, Henry W. (1836-1869) |
| Recipient | Smith, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "Reinforcements are being sent down all the time, but Richmond must be starved out. That miserable city if protected by 5 lines if splendid fortifications, on which Mr. Lee has laid himself out.... I have tried to see Clara Howard... she is charged with being a spy... if she is guilty I do not want her sex to protect her." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Fortification Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Women's History Spying |
| People | Smith, Henry W. (1836-1869) Smith, Joseph (fl. 1864) Howard, Clara (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| 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 |