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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06370 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | John Smith to Thomas Smith regarding 'Lincoln's War' |
| Date | 26 January 1862 |
| Author | Smith, John (fl. 1862) |
| Recipient | Smith, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reveals his anti-Lincoln sentiment, and discusses hardships due to war. Smith, an ardent secessionist, writes to his son Thomas. Mentions hardship, the number who have died for "The Cause," scarcity of money and provisions from "Lincoln's war." He says that he does not have long to live. "Times are hard here, money scarce, provisions high but plenty. I think we have passed through the tightest place in Lincoln's war but if we have not I for one am willing to suffer on, even unto death rather than submit. But to be conquered and have no fears they may and doubtless will do us a vast injury but never conquer us." Also mentions people killed by the war; many deaths and many marriages; Aunt Hannah weighs 300 lbs. |
| Subjects | Civil War Confederate States of America President Secession Finance Economics Death Marriage Women's History Military History Health and Medical |
| People | Smith, John (fl. 1862) Smith, Thomas (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Jefferson County, Alabama |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Women in American History |
| 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 |