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William A. Smith letters

 Collection
Identifier: LaRC-M-1102

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

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.

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

Contact:
Jones Hall Room 202
6801 Freret Street
New Orleans 70118 US