Smith, Thomas E. 1863-1865 Letters.

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Smith, Thomas E. 1863-1865 Letters.

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Letters written by Smith to his wife at Northport, Long Island, New York while he was in command of the gunboat U.S.S. Peosta on the Ohio and Tennessee rivers and the U.S.S. Dawn in the Atlantic Ocean. He writes mostly of personal concerns, pay, clothing needs, entertainment and advice for those at home. He does write of guerrilla activity on the Tennessee River and an imminent attcak by Forrest.

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During the Civil War, Smith was in command of the Gunboat U.S.S. Peosta on the Ohio and Tennessee rivers and the U.S.S, Dawn on the Atlantic Ocean. From the description of Smith, Thomas E. 1863-1865 Letters. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49235965 ...

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