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- GLC#
- GLC03696.02-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 23, 1861
- Author/Creator
- Smith, Asa, fl. 1861-1862
- Title
- to mother
- Place Written
- Hampton, Virginia
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 12.6 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
to mother [Ann Smith] A "spasm" occurred involving an attack on a Union foraging party, causing orders to be prepared to leave. He describes the arrival of troops, arms, and ships, noting those ships from Massachusetts. He tells of a letter he received from Wallace, and discusses the current military news and a compliment to his regiment. He expresses a wish to go with the Engineers that have received orders to move. Numbered in pencil "19." Written at Camp Hamilton.
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