Autograph letter, signed, from Private Timothy Z. Smith to "Sam", likely a friend from Smith's hometown. The letter relays general news of Smith's welfare and thoughts on his life as a soldier since volunteering for service five months earlier. Smith also provides a description of the 31st Regiment's station in New Orleans, and brief assessments of the newly appointed military governor of Louisiana, George F. Shepley, and of commanding general Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler.
Description:
Gift of Christa Sammons, 2007., On stationery with engraved letterhead of view of New Orleans., and Timothy Z. Smith, private in Company K, 31st Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, Union Army. The 31st Regiment began occupation of New Orleans on May 1, 1862, and was the first Union regiment to enter the city.
Subject (Geographic):
New Orleans (La.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 and New Orleans (La.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Butler, Benjamin F (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878, Smith, Timothy Z, United States Army Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 31st (1862-1865) Company K, and United States Army--Military life
