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

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GLC#
GLC04189.43
Type
Letters
Date
1863/5/18
Author/Creator
Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863
Title
to Elizabeth Smith and family
Place Written
Falmouth, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : + : envelope.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The regiment has moved near General French's headquarters. They earned the nickname the "bloody 12th." General French sent orders to retreat three times before the regiment finally obeyed. Discusses comrades wounded in the battle.

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