William E. Smith Civil War letters, 1862-1865

Summary

Creator:

Smith, William E. (William Ephraim), 1829-1890

Date:

1862-1865

Extent:

2 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

William E. Smith Civil War letters, ms3591, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence from William E. Smith to his mother from August 21, 1862-March 27, 1865. Correspondence details weather, rumors, marching details, orders and logistics. Smith writes from Murfreesboro and Chattanooga, Tennessee; Graysville, Georgia; Chickamauga Bridge, Tennessee; Resaca and Marietta, Georgia; and camps near the Chattahoochee River and at Jonesborough, Georgia. He also writes from Savannah, Georgia and camp near Goldsboro, North Carolina. The collection also includes a photograph of Smith in civilian clothes and a typescript of the correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

William E. Smith was a printer's apprentice from Darke County, Ohio, who mustered into F Company, Ohio 94th Infantry, U.S. Army, on August 24th, 1862 at the age of eighteen.

Related

Other descriptive data:

This collection has been digitized and is available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Places:

North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

William E. Smith Civil War letters, ms3591, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.