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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03742.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Letter from the Smith family to Asa Smith |
| Title | William Wallace Smith to Asa Smith regarding the weather, unit movements and the death of a German comrade |
| Date | 2 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. Mentions high winds that blew through camp recently. Says in less than a half hour half the tents in camp were down, and by evening there were only 10 left standing. Says they were ordered to pick up and march to Harper's Ferry, Virginia to assist General Banks, but another division was sent and the order was countermanded. Says they were mustered in for pay recently and might get it soon. Says they might move soon and all the men who could not carry knapsacks were carried off today, emptying the hospitals. Says they buried a German in their unit who died without a friend in the country. The German's parents do not know where he is. 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 Extreme Weather Military Camp Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Children and Family Union General US Constitution Finance Health and Medical Hospital Death Immigration and Migration Patriotic Stationery and Postal Covers Soldier's Pay |
| 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; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |