Smith, C.M., fl. 1862 to Randall Lee Gibson

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GLC#
GLC04501.018-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 20, 1862
Author/Creator
Smith, C.M., fl. 1862
Title
to Randall Lee Gibson
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Resigning his position as a Surgeon in Gibson's regiment due to poor health. Smith notes that his fellow surgeon [Charles] Langenbacker is already "casting a wistful eye" upon Smith's post. He also discusses the parish crop, noting that some planters are planning to ship their produce to Texas where sugar and molasses are bringing ten and fifty cents a gallon, respectively.

Though the date written on this letter is January 1861, the content and date of Gibson's commission suggest it was written in January 1862.

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