1862/9/13
Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Elizabeth Smith
He has been sick since he joined the Army and now believes that his illness is due to bad food which "the devil can not eat." He describes how the regiment left New Jersey and traveled via railroad to Maryland. His regiment captured three of Stonewall Jackson's men, whom several Union cavalry men tried to kill while they were under guard.
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