Smith, Henry W., 1836-1869 to Joseph Smith re: Grant, Richmond and a spy matter

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GLC#
GLC06941
Type
Letters
Date
1864/06/10
Author/Creator
Smith, Henry W., 1836-1869
Title
to Joseph Smith re: Grant, Richmond and a spy matter
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
6 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

"Reinforcements are being sent down all the time, but Richmond must be starved out. That miserable city if protected by 5 lines if splendid fortifications, on which Mr. Lee has laid himself out.... I have tried to see Clara Howard... she is charged with being a spy... if she is guilty I do not want her sex to protect her."

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