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Vicksburg,Ms March 4th 1867 ( Letter addressed to Mr. Holly of the post war soldier & widowers pension board)
In many ways a heart wrenching letter concerning the death of soldier Daniel P. Smith from his widow Mancy. Daniel was captured 13th of December 1863 on Little River Louisanna and was taken by the Yankees to Fort Delaware where he died on the 15th of January 1864.
Mrs. Smith states to one Mr. Holly that if he needs confirmation of the above, she can refer him to Mr. Daniel "Storm" of Big Cane; which is located in St. Landry County,Louisanna. "Storm" who was captured at the same battle, was an inmate like her husband at Ft. Delaware. She further laments Daniel was with him during his last moments of life."
Another witness to her appeal for a widowers pension she mentions one Mr. Flanagan who will testify he saw him here as a prisoner in the hands of the Yankees, and supplied him with clothing.
Mrs. Smith concludes her appeal b y stating she now has the care of their three children. In which the oldest child is eleveen years old. She humbles herself by stating she has become nothing more than a frail & weak little woman...with God's help kept starvation from without my door." It has been hard struggling night and day...knowing that my poor orphan children could be left alone in this unfriendly world...I would willingly laid down and die to be at rest."
My name is Mancy E.Smith
In epilogue: Mancy say's that her late husband also lost four brothers in the war, and there's nobody to be found who could help her plight.
The 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Formed in May 1861, the regiment was sent to fight in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Its first action took place during the Siege of Yorktown. The regiment suffered very heavy losses at Malvern Hill. After joining an all-Louisiana brigade, it fought at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg in 1862, at Chancellorsville, Second Winchester, Gettysburg, and Mine Run in 1863, and at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Monocacy, Third Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, and Petersburg in 1864, and at Appomattox in 1865. The regiment lost over 100 men at both Second Bull Run and Chancellorsville. A company-sized remnant surrendered at Appomattox.
The name of Mancy Meaning: It is a unique and captivating given name that can be used for both females and males. It is derived from the Greek word 'manteia', which means 'prophecy' or 'divination'. People with the name Mancy are often seen as intuitive, perceptive, and spiritually inclined individuals.
In many ways a heart wrenching letter concerning the death of soldier Daniel P. Smith from his widow Mancy. Daniel was captured 13th of December 1863 on Little River Louisanna and was taken by the Yankees to Fort Delaware where he died on the 15th of January 1864.
Mrs. Smith states to one Mr. Holly that if he needs confirmation of the above, she can refer him to Mr. Daniel "Storm" of Big Cane; which is located in St. Landry County,Louisanna. "Storm" who was captured at the same battle, was an inmate like her husband at Ft. Delaware. She further laments Daniel was with him during his last moments of life."
Another witness to her appeal for a widowers pension she mentions one Mr. Flanagan who will testify he saw him here as a prisoner in the hands of the Yankees, and supplied him with clothing.
Mrs. Smith concludes her appeal b y stating she now has the care of their three children. In which the oldest child is eleveen years old. She humbles herself by stating she has become nothing more than a frail & weak little woman...with God's help kept starvation from without my door." It has been hard struggling night and day...knowing that my poor orphan children could be left alone in this unfriendly world...I would willingly laid down and die to be at rest."
My name is Mancy E.Smith
In epilogue: Mancy say's that her late husband also lost four brothers in the war, and there's nobody to be found who could help her plight.
The 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Formed in May 1861, the regiment was sent to fight in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Its first action took place during the Siege of Yorktown. The regiment suffered very heavy losses at Malvern Hill. After joining an all-Louisiana brigade, it fought at Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, and Fredericksburg in 1862, at Chancellorsville, Second Winchester, Gettysburg, and Mine Run in 1863, and at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Monocacy, Third Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, and Petersburg in 1864, and at Appomattox in 1865. The regiment lost over 100 men at both Second Bull Run and Chancellorsville. A company-sized remnant surrendered at Appomattox.
The name of Mancy Meaning: It is a unique and captivating given name that can be used for both females and males. It is derived from the Greek word 'manteia', which means 'prophecy' or 'divination'. People with the name Mancy are often seen as intuitive, perceptive, and spiritually inclined individuals.
