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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.018 |
From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family, primarily pre- and post-war re: plantation, slaves, military maneuvers, reconstruction. |
Title | C.M. Smith to Lee Randall Gibson resigning his position as a Surgeon due to poor health |
Date | 20 January [1862] |
Author | Smith, C.M. (fl. 1862) |
Recipient | Gibson, Randall Lee |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Resigning his position as a Surgeon in Gibson's regiment due to poor health. Smith notes that his fellow surgeon [Charles] Langenbacker is already "casting a wistful eye" upon Smith's post. He also discusses the parish crop, noting that some planters are planning to ship their produce to Texas where sugar and molasses are bringing ten and fifty cents a gallon, respectively. Though the date written on this letter is January 1861, the content and date of Gibson's commission suggest it was written in January 1862. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Health and Medical Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Texas Merchants and Trade Commerce Finance |
People | Gibson, Randall L. (1832-1892) |
Place written | s.l. |
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: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |