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Journal of Horatio Fox Smith, July 4, 1863-November 11, 1863. (Smith correspondence from 1864 located in Correspondence series, M131.1).

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: M131.2

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

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