1863/3/25
Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Elizabeth Smith
He is ill again. Sickness has decimated the regiment: "a good many get sick that never get well again[.] [W]e have a funeral in the Regiment nearly every day on an average[.] [L]ast night we had 3 . . . ." Describes a skirmish on the 17th between Cavalry units.
GLC04189.34