John A. Smith

First Name: John
Middle Name(s): A.
Last Name: Smith
Unit: 
Co. F, 1st North Carolina Cavalry
Rank: 
Corporal
Residence (County): 
Cabarrus County, NC
Biography: 

The Smiths were a farm family from Mt. Pleasant in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Three of the five letters in this collection were written by John A. Smith (b. ca. 1835), who served as a corporal in Co. F, 1st North Carolina Cavalry. John was writing to his sister Mary C. Smith (b. ca. 1846). The other two letters were written by another brother, James M. Smith (b. ca. 1847), who served as a private in Co. E, 2nd NC Junior Reserves.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
9853 SmithJ1 December 28, 1863 John A. Smith Mary C. Smith Caroline County, VA Cabarrus County, NC
9854 SmithJ2 January 24, 1864 John A. Smith Mary C. Smith Caroline County, VA Cabarrus County, NC
9855 SmithJ3 May 15, 1864 John A. Smith Mary C. Smith VA Cabarrus County, NC

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