William A. Smith letters
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters written to William A. Smith's wife, Caroline, while he was a solider with a Massachusetts unit marching with General Nathaniel Prentiss Banks in Louisiana. He wrote from several locations, including Baton Rouge, Opelousas, Barries Landing, Burwicks Bay, and Port Hudson. Smith describes the events leading up to the siege of Port Hudson, including vignettes of camp life, African American support of Union troops, relations with locals, food and food preparation.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1863
Creator
- Smith, William A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Extent
1.00 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged chronologically. It consists of one folder.
Subject
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1862-1863). Company H. (Organization)
- United States. Army. Dept. of the Gulf (1862-1865) (Organization)
- Smith, William A. (Person)
- Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894. (Person)
- Title
- William A. Smith letters
- Author
- LAC Group
- Date
- 02/12/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
