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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03742.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Letter from the Smith family to Asa Smith |
| Title | William Wallace Smith to Asa Smith regarding ammunition and visiting Falls Church |
| Date | 9 March 1862 |
| Author | Smith, William Wallace (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Recipient | Smith, Asa |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by William Wallace Smith to his brother Asa Smith. References receiving Asa's letter and the "smoking cap" that came with it. Says nothing is going on, but says it won't be long because every man is to be provided with 60 rounds of ammunition. Tells him about picket duty. Says he went to Falls Church and went to the church that George Washington helped to build. Says "it is a square brick building [that] does not look much like a church on the outside." Updates him on mutual friends. Embossed American eagle on the first page of the letter with the words "Union and Constitution" also embossed. |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Tobacco and Smoking Clothing and Accessories US Constitution Ammunition Battle Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers Religion Building Construction President Architecture |
| People | Smith, William Wallace (fl. 1861-1862) Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Place written | Camp Wilson near Halls Hill, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |