Gustavus Woodson Smith papers, 1858-1863

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Summary

Creator:
Smith, Gustavus Woodson, 1822-1896
Date:
1858-1863
Extent:
1 folder(s) 84 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Gustavus Woodson Smith papers, ms848, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Gustavus Woodson Smith, 1858-1863, include correspondence with CSA President Jefferson Davis, often quarreling about army administration and strategy, appointment of staff, and his subsequent resignation as Major General. There is one letter to his wife Lucretia from New Kent County, Virginia, three reports with revisions on engagements at Eltham Landing and the Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks during the Peninsular Campaign in Virginia, and operations of the Georgia Militia near Atlanta during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. Also included is an original battlefield map showing Smith's route through Virginia in the vicinity of Fairfax Court House (1861).

Biographical / historical:

Gustavus Woodson Smith (1822-1896) was a civil and military engineer and Confederate Major General, born in Kentucky.

Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

Original letters signed by Jefferson Davis have been separated from the collection and reside in VB2, photocopies are available for research purposes.

Preferred citation:

Gustavus Woodson Smith papers, ms848, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.