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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1862 March 31

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Title	Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1862 March 31
Personal name	Williamson, Peter J., 1823-1907; Williamson, Eunice Leihy, 1840-1928; Williamson, Willy (William), b. 1859; Williamson, Peter J., b. 1862
Corporate name	United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1862-1865) United States Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865) United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865) United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 18th (1861-1865) United States. Army--Military life
Topical entry	Military History Civil War Popular Culture War Soldiers--United States--Correspondence Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives Immigrants--Wisconsin Immigrants' writings, Dutch Dysentery War--Economic aspects
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--19th century--Sources United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Missouri--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 St. Louis, Williamson rejoices over the good news that his second son has been born. He reports that most of the soldiers are ill with dysentery on account of the change of climate and water, but he assures his wife that he is well. He reports that there are now about eighty people from his hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin, in the barracks and a total of four Wisconsin regiments with one more expected any day. He accounts that one regiment was in a serious accident on their way to St. Louis where eleven were killed and sixty-eight were injured; however none of them had been from Appleton. He also lets his wife know of his new appointment to Postmaster of his regiment which gives him plenty of exercise. He ends by discussing money and asking Eunice to write soon and to include a likeness of their two sons. Forms part of the Peter J. Williamson Letters. 1 letter : col. ; 7.75 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	1862-03-31
Type	Text; Letters (correspondence)
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	PJW - f, 03
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, 03

Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1862 March 31

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