Quarto, two pages, plus address leaf, formerly folded, short tear into letter, repaired with archival tissue, portions missing from address leaf, docketing on address leaf in Smith’s hand, else in good, legible condition. more >
Dramatic eyewitness account of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn’s early morning surprise attack on Holly Springs, Mississippi, the resulting capture by the narrator, a cotton buyer from Rhode Island, and the destruction at the Union supply hub
