Henry A. Smith to Family

Parent Collections

Vermonters in the Civil War

Henry A. Smith Correspondence

Title

Henry A. Smith to Family

Creator

Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.

Date Created

1862-10-04

Description

Topics include encamping near Alexandria, an update on the health of Lant Blake and Gene, his unable to mail a gun home for his younger siblings, the large loss of the rebels at Orange Court House, a request for boots and gloves from home and a comment that army issue are not worth what the soldiers have to pay for them.

Subject

Battle casualties.

Diseases.

Operational rations (Military supplies).

United States Army -- Military life.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties.

Extent

4 pages

Note [Digital Version]

2011-12-19, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

correspondence

Type of Resource

text

Publisher

Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries

Date Captured

12/19/2011 3:40:07 PM

Access Conditions

Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, library@vermonthistory.org.

Access Conditions [Local]

No Copyright - United States

Identifier [Local]

cwvhsSmithHenry19

Language

English

Language [Code]

eng

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi