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Page 54 of 63
Lagrange, Tennessee
Tuesday, November 11th, 1862
My Dear Wife:-
I told you last Friday night that we would march the next morning. We marched towards Holly Springs and near where we quit following the enemy. We found them again and had some skirmishing, when there was a Negroe said he could show our force how to get around them. General Lee (we had joined the Corinth force) followed the Negroe and he took them around the enemy, so that our attack was a complete surprise, and we killed two, wounded several and took about 160 prisoners, late in the evening.
Sunday morning we moved forward and captured a few prisoners, and had some skirmishing, and late in the evening we turned for the camp and got in about midnight. I found a letter from you dated 3rd and 4th inst. and was glad to hear from you and especially to hear that our little Rollin was getting better. I do hope that by this time he is entirely well.
The Captains brother is here and Mrs. Young will go home with him in a few days. John M. Hamilton went to the Medical Director this morning. He signed John’s papers and sent them to General Grant and I expect he will sign them today. We lack some papers for Amos and Thomas Smith. I went to General Grants headquarters yesterday for them, but they did not have them, but was expecting them and I will go there again this evening and I think they will both soon be discharged.
I got a very nice little Maynard rifle Saturday evening. I have some notion of buying it of the Quartermaster and sending it to Pap to keep for Byron, till he is old enough to use it of till I come home. I don’t know what the gun will be valued at, it is worth $25.00 I hope you will excuse me for this short note, as my table is full of blank papers to fill out and there is no telling what moment we will be called out. You will give my respects to Miss Colburn.
William A. Smith
P.S.
You will make a present of my overcoat to father and Robert F. Youngs to your father. Tell them I hope they will accept them from me.
William A. Smith
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