Journal of Horatio Fox Smith, July 4, 1863-November 11, 1863. (Smith correspondence from 1864 located in Correspondence series, M131.1).
Scope and Contents
12 items, including an 1863 journal documenting a summer journey to Providence, R.I., to help recruit college students for a "college regiment" of artillery; and letters home during his 1864 service in the 31st Maine Infantry Regiment, in which he recounts camp life and describes military engagements in Virginia, including the Wilderness Campaign.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1927, undated
Extent
From the Series: 0.15 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository