William Wrenshall Smith diary, 1863.
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Mixed materialsDescription: 1 itemSubject(s): - Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
- Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
- Lagow, Clark B., -1867
- Rawlins, John A. (John Aaron), 1831-1869
- Smith, William Farrar, 1824-1903
- Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
- Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
- Lookout Mountain, Battle of, Tenn., 1863
- Missionary Ridge, Battle of, Tenn., 1863
- Sutlers
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Psychological aspects
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects
- Army officers
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Diary (1863 November 3-December 2) describing Smith's travels through Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee to Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters in Nashville. Includes comments on profiteering of sutlers, absence of religious feeling among soldiers, morale, foraging expeditions, and the battles of Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge. Persons mentioned include John C. Frémont, Clark B. Lagow, John A. Rawlins, William Farrar Smith, and John Harrison Wilson.
Typewritten transcript. [S.l.].
Union army officer; cousin of Julia Dent Grant.
Collection material in English.
Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.
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