United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 8th (1862-1865).
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Watson B. Smith Letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-3020
Abstract
This collection houses two letters that Union soldier Watson B. Smith wrote to his mother, Mary Amanda (Birchard) Smith, on September 23, 1863 and October 1, 1863. In them, Smith discusses Union operations in the Knoxville Campaign, life in headquarters, and news from the Battle of Chattanooga.
Dates:
1863 September 23, 1863 October 1
Watson B. Smith Letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-3104
Abstract
This collection houses five letters written by Watson B. Smith in the field in Tennessee in November and December 1863 to his father and a general order congratulating another commander. The letters discuss his promotions and battles against the Confederates near Knoxville and offer his regards to his family.
Dates:
1863 November-December
Watson B. Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-3324
Abstract
This collection houses four letters that Watson B. Smith wrote to his family in Michigan from East Tennessee during August and September of 1863. In them, he discusses the Knoxville Campaign, battles with Confederate troops and guerillas, and dealings with the civilian population, which was mostly (but not entirely) sympathetic to the Union. He also discusses his duties in headquarters, including his temporary appointment as aide-de-camp. Several letters written to and from captured...
Dates:
1863 June 28-September 17, undated