Civil War Union Army / Civil War Letter from Eli Smith to family 45th Civil War
Civil War Letter from Eli Smith to family. 45th Pennsylvania Regiment, Company G, Otter Island, South Carolina February 24th, 1862. Author: [Eli Smith] [Civil War Union Army] [Rennsylvania] Title: Civil War Letter from Eli Smith to family.
45th Pennsylvania Regiment, Company G, Otter Island, South Carolina February 24th, 1862 Publication: Otter Island, South Carolina: 1862. Oblong sheet of form paper. 10.75 x 8.75. Spelling and grammar are poor. A few small closed tears at the folds and upper edge.
Quality of the paper and its condition is good. Eli Smith writes to family (possibly friends) back home.
He remarks the weather is very fine and that the hardes fite that had hear was with the flees thay bite us soo bade that we hent got over it yet. " Smith hoping to fight remarks "the ounly fite that I have seen since I have ben gone has ben is the Captain cook and nigar... " Smith asks the receiver of the letter to "rite as often as you can. From Military Genealogy Trials - Records indicate Eli Smith, from Tioga County, enlisted September 18th, 1861 as a Private in Company G, 45th Pennsylvania Regiment. He was wounded with loss of leg at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864 - absent at muster out.
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