to Elizabeth Smith

Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863 to Elizabeth Smith

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GLC#
GLC04189.08
Type
Letters
Date
1862/10/5
Author/Creator
Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863
Title
to Elizabeth Smith
Place Written
Ellicott's Mills, Maryland
Pagination
8 p. : envelope.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Smith gives his wife instructions for renting out his blacksmith shop. [see also #2, 13] He is dismayed that she rented out part of the house against his wishes. His legs are giving him trouble again. Discusses types of punishments in camp including wearing a barrel and a sign while parading through camp to the Rogue's March.

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