Papers. 1862-1865.

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Papers. 1862-1865.

Seven letters from Smith, 20th OVI, to his sister Ann E. Clarkson, Piqua, Ohio, re. war activities in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia, and news of friends and family. Also includes three letters to James Clarkson, re. his service in the U.S. Signal Corps and other military news.

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Smith, James H.

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James H. Smith (1897-1952) joined the United States Army in 1914 and served under General Pershing in the Mexican Campaign in 1916. He fought with the United States Army in France during World War I and received the Purple Heart and Silver Star for combat action and critical injuries sustained in July 1918 at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry. After reenlisting with the U.S. Army after WWI as a recrutier, he became chief recruiting coordinator of Western Pennsylvania, Northern West Virginia, ...

Ohio Infantry. 20th Regt., 1861-1865.

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Clarkson, James

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