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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

Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1862 August 21

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