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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03742.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Letter from the Smith family to Asa Smith |
| Title | William Wallace Smith to Asa Smith regarding the fall of Fort Donnelson and Englishman currier |
| Date | 19 February 1862 |
| Author | Smith, William Wallace (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Recipient | Smith, Asa |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by William to his brother Asa. References receiving Asa's letter. Hopes the mud is no deeper than it is where he is. Says he almost got stuck with a team of 6 horses at Arlington. Says "25 negroes went out beyond our camp to cut wood for the Government. Says his whole brigade was summoned to the parade ground to hear the news of the fall of Fort Donnelson and they "made the hill and wood ring with our shouts[.] Our band leader is under arrest for refusing to lead the band in the national airs at that time." Says there is an Englishman currier in camp who wants to know if Asa knows an Englishman named Richardson in Company B. William reports that Richardson might not be receiving the Englishman's letters. Embossed American eagle on the first page of the letter with the words "Union and Constitution" also embossed. |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Military Camp National Song Prisoner Military Law Battle Government and Civics Contrabands African American History US Constitution Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers Immigration and Migration |
| People | Smith, William Wallace (fl. 1861-1862) Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Place written | Camp Wilson near Halls Hill, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |