Henry A. Smith to Family
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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 - 1862-05-27
Description - From Williams Post, Maryland Smith writes 2 letters one dated May 27 and one May 28. (First Battle of Winchester, May 25, 1862). Topics include a terrible battle in and near Winchester in which he escaped injury, of many men from the regiment being lost but many returning to camp the next day, rebels suffering great losses, mentions General Shields, General Fremont and General Banks, cautions given to his siblings at home regarding being in and near the water.
Subject - Battle casualties.
- Confederate States of America Army.
- Military camps -- Maryland.
- Winchester, 1st Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1862 (May 25).
Extent - 3 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] - cwvhsSmithHenry09
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
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