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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC03696.02 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of Asa Smith, K company, 16th regiment, Massachusetts, infantry |
Title | Asa Smith to his mother describing the arrival of troops, arms, and ships |
Date | 23 October 1861 |
Author | Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) |
Recipient | Smith, Ann |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | to mother [Ann Smith] A "spasm" occurred involving an attack on a Union foraging party, causing orders to be prepared to leave. He describes the arrival of troops, arms, and ships, noting those ships from Massachusetts. He tells of a letter he received from Wallace, and discusses the current military news and a compliment to his regiment. He expresses a wish to go with the Engineers that have received orders to move. Numbered in pencil "19." |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Infantry Navy Weaponry Artillery |
People | Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) |
Place written | Camp Hamiliton, 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 |