Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863 to Elizabeth Smith

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GLC#
GLC04189.30-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1863/2/26
Author/Creator
Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863
Title
to Elizabeth Smith
Place Written
Falmouth, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : envelope.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Contains a lengthy description of the weather including rain, snow, and more mud. Discusses picketed duty and his mess mates. He has not shaved "except with a pair of scissors" since he left Salem.

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