Smith, Asa to mother
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03696.12 Author/Creator: Smith, Asa Place Written: Suffolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 19.7 x 12.3 cm. Order a Copy
to mother [Ann Smith] He is feeling better now and his shakes are gone. The "mounted rifles" [cavalry] have arrived, and brought a "secesh" with them. Another squad of cavalry had a skirmish with 150 rebels and was overpowered. Eventually the Confederates retreated and the next day they found 7 dead horses in a pit on the road. The Union does not have sufficient forces at this place. He tells the story of a traitorous preacher. Numbered in pencil "79."
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