Gustavus Schmidt correspondence, 1861-1863.

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Gustavus Schmidt correspondence, 1861-1863.

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Gustavus Schmidt's correspondence (1861-1863) includes three letters from his son Albert, and a letter from his son Charles. Albert J. Schmidt's correspondence comments on his military service; travel to Goodson, Virginia; his detail in Richmond, Virginia, as a clerk in the Quartermaster Department; and his experiences in other camps. An 1862 letter from Charles E. Schmidt relates his journey on a train to Canton, Madison County, Mississippi; comments on the hospitality of Canton civilians; and describes an encampment near Grand Junction, Tennessee.

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Schmidt, Charles E. (Charles Edouard), 1832-1891

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Schmidt, Gustavus, 1795-

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Gustavus Schmidt was a New Orleans attorney. His sons, Charles E. Schmidt and Albert J. Schmidt, both enlisted as Confederate soldiers. Charles Schmidt enlisted in the Crescent Regiment, Louisiana Infantry. Albert Schmidt served as a private in the Ascension Cannoniers, Louisiana Artillery. From the description of Gustavus Schmidt correspondence, 1861-1863. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244204445 ...

Schmidt, Albert J.

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