Letter to Julia Smith from Benjamin Fish

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Description

Letter to Julia Smith from Benjamin Fish discussing his commission as first lieutenant in the Union Home Guard, an upcoming attack on the arsenal in St. Louis, and his love for her.

Details

Creator:: Fish, Benjamin P.
Resource ID:: bh007449
Subject:: Fish, Benjamin P.--Correspondence; Fish, Julia Smith--Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Secession--Southern States; Smith, Isaac Sidmon, 1804-1886--Archives
Date:: 1861-04-23
Format:: 1 sheet ; 10 x 15.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: MS/Smith, Isaac Sidmon, Box 1, Correspondence, 1833-1869
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.