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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1862 August 21
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Title
Letter
from
P.J
.
Williamson
to his
wife
,
Eunice
,
during
the
Civil
War
,
1862
August
21
Personal name
Williamson
,
Peter
J.
,
1823-1907
;
Williamson
,
Eunice
Leihy
,
1840-1928
;
Williamson
,
Willy
(William)
,
b
.
1859
;
Williamson
,
Peter
,
b
.
1862
Corporate name
United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
United States. Army--Military life
United States. Army--Promotions
Topical entry
Military History
Civil War
Popular Culture
War
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives
Immigrants--Wisconsin
Immigrants' writings, Dutch
Homesickness
Military camps--Arkansas--Helena
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--19th century--Sources
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Arkansas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
A
letter
from
Dutch
immigrant
Peter
J
.
Williamson
back
home
to his
wife
,
Eunice
,
during
the
Civil
War
. In
1862
Williamson
enlisted
as a
Private
in the
1st
Wisconsin
Cavalry
,
Company
F
and was
ultimately
promoted
to
Full
1st
Lieutenant
.
During
the
war
,
Williamson's
regiment
was
involved
in
scouting
and
raids
in
Missouri
and
Arkansas
and
saw
battle
in the
Middle
Tennessee
,
Chickamauga
, and
Atlanta
campaigns
. In this
letter
from
Helena
,
Arkansas
,
Williamson
discusses
two
different
promotion
possibilities
:
getting
promoted
to a
new
regiment
being
raised
in
Wisconsin
or
being
promoted
within
his
own
regiment
.
Promotion
to a
new
regiment
would
mean
being
mustered
out
and
coming
home
to
Wisconsin
for a
time
,
while
promotion
within
his
current
regiment
would
mean
staying
in
Helena
. He also
discusses
the
hope
that he
might
be
mustered
out
entirely
.
Williamson
admits
that he
is
homesick
and
requests
that
Eunice
give
their
sons
,
Willie
and
Peter
, a
hug
for him.
Forms
part
of the
Peter
J
.
Williamson
Letters
.
1
letter
:
col
. ;
8
x
5
in.
Creator
Williamson
,
Peter
J.
,
1823-1907
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
Currey
,
Martha
T
.
(Donor)
Date
1862-08-21
Type
Text
;
Letters
(correspondence)
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
PJW - f, 13
Language
English
Relation
Peter
J
.
Williamson
Letters
Coverage
1860-1869
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks-PJW-f, 13
Description
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P.J
.
Williamson
letter
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21
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1862
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