Smith, Asa, fl. 1861-1862 to mother

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GLC#
GLC03696.11-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 2, 1862
Author/Creator
Smith, Asa, fl. 1861-1862
Title
to mother
Place Written
Hampton, Virginia
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 12.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

to mother [Ann Smith] The men took up a collection to replace the twenty-three dollars he lost, and he says, "It came unexpected but was welcome and shows a good feeling towards me that pleases me much." He sent fifteen dollars home to avoid losing it again. He responds to the news of Carrie's death [his sister] and the receipt of a book from home. Rum in camp caused a scuffle between some soldiers. He notes the movement of some military ships. Numbered in pencil "47." Written at Camp Hamilton/

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