Henry A. Smith to Clarissa A. Smith
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- Henry A. Smith Correspondence
Title - Henry A. Smith to Clarissa A. Smith
Creator - Smith, Henry A., d. 1864.
Date Created - 1863-03-16
Description - Topics include resuming encampment after living indoors for a while. An early March skirmish in Aldie, Va. is mentioned, as is the capture of General E.H. Stoughton in bed, in a daring raid by CSA Capt. John S. Mosby at Fairfax County Court House. Mosby managed to capture dozens of union soldiers, learn the "Countersign," or password, and go wherever he wanted. (The embarrassment ended Stoughton's military career.) Smith mentions his wish for a photograph of his siblings, and his wish for news from home.
Subject - Families of military personnel.
- Guerrilla warfare.
- Military camps -- Virginia.
- Photographs.
- Skirmishing.
- StoughtonEdwin H. (Edwin Henry) 1838-1868.
Extent - 2 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2013-01-18, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 1/18/2013 7:05:43 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] - cwvhsSmithHenry28
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
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