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A mother to her soldier son

Poem sent to Union solider Asa Smith. This poem was written by Mary C. Stedman, a family friend of the Smiths who wrote the poem at the request of Asa Smith's mother. She references the request in GLC03742.02. In that letter she says: "When you left...

GLC03742.01

to Asa Smith

There are four separate notes from various family members to Asa Smith updating him on family and home life. One is from his sister "Maria," one from his sister "Carrie," another from his sister "Mary," and the last is from his mother. Maria's note...

GLC03742.02

[Poem, with a drawing of an officer]

A poem accompanied by a drawing of an officer sitting in a chair and reading. The poem reads "You are bewildered, and you want a guide, To one refer your choice and you shall find, The light break open to your darkened mind; For I will seek a lady...

GLC03746.03.10

The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 1(September 29, 1862)]

Secretary Seward on the object of the war, Southern National Anthem (p.6)

GLC05959.02.01

The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 2 (October 6, 1862)]

McClellan's Strategic Move

GLC05959.02.02

The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 3 (October 13, 1862)]

Southern Pluck

GLC05959.02.03

The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 6 (November 3, 1862)]

Wry comment on a recent reference to "By Order of Gen. Beauregard," "Another Glorious Victory" - the establishment of a Southern publishing house in Georgia.

GLC05959.02.04

The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 7 (November 10, 1862)]

The Evil Effects of Dancing.

GLC05959.02.05

The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 8 (November 17, 1862)]

Article regarding the law against educating Negroes.

GLC05959.02.06

The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 12 (December 15, 1862)]

Governments New Function, The Effects of Seizure, Confederate Constitution.

GLC05959.02.08