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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00648 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Gustavus W. Smith to Robert E. Lee about troop activities, negro workers and yellow fever |
| Date | 6 October 1862 |
| Author | Smith, Gustavus Woodson (1821-1896) |
| Recipient | Lee, Robert E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Confederate Major General Smith discusses troop activities and movements, including an attack on Union gunboats. Also discusses a requisition for "negroes to work upon the fortifications under recent act of the Legislature - When we get negroes the works will be finished rapidly to completion." Refers to the request of North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance "for more protection for the eastern portion of the state." Writes "The yellow fever at Wilmington will prevent the enemy from attempting anything in that quarter for some time to come - and during the epidemic the Troops had better be removed except from the fortification." Followed by a portion of a 15 October 1862 letter to George W. Randolph, as this was apparently a retained copy from Smith's notebook. Written from Head Quarters. |
| Subjects | African American History Disease Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Battle Union Forces Navy Fortification Contrabands Slavery Government and Civics Law Yellow Fever Health and Medical |
| People | Smith, Gustavus Woodson (1821-1896) Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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