Smith, David V. M. (1823-1863) to Elizabeth Smith and children
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04189.25 Author/Creator: Smith, David V. M. (1823-1863) Place Written: Falmouth, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1863/1/30 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope. Order a Copy
Rain and mud foiled the attack on Fredericksburg. The pontoons and artillery became stuck in the mud. Confederate soldiers taunted the stranded union soldiers by offering to help build the pontoon bridge, if the federals could get the pontoons to the river. A snow storm has left fifteen inches of snow on top of the already deep mud. Generals Burnside, Franklin, and Sumner have resigned and General Hooker is now in command of the army. There is much sickness in the regiment.
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