Smith, Asa, fl. 1861-1862 to mother

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GLC#
GLC03696.12-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
31 May 1862
Author/Creator
Smith, Asa, fl. 1861-1862
Title
to mother
Place Written
Suffolk, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 12.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

to mother [Ann Smith] He is feeling better now and his shakes are gone. The "mounted rifles" [cavalry] have arrived, and brought a "secesh" with them. Another squad of cavalry had a skirmish with 150 rebels and was overpowered. Eventually the Confederates retreated and the next day they found 7 dead horses in a pit on the road. The Union does not have sufficient forces at this place. He tells the story of a traitorous preacher. Numbered in pencil "79."

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