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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1864 August 13
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Title
Letter
from
P.J
.
Williamson
to his
wife
,
Eunice
,
during
the
Civil
War
,
1864
August
13
Personal name
Williamson
,
Peter
J.
,
1823-1907
;
Williamson
,
Eunice
Leihy
,
1840-1928
;
Williamson
,
Peter
,
b
.
1862
;
McCook
,
Edward
M
.
(Edward
Moody)
,
1833-1909
;
La
Grange
,
Oscar
Hugh
,
1837-1915
Corporate name
United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
United States. Army--Military life
Appleton crescent (Appleton, Wis. : Weekly : 1853)
Topical entry
Military History
Civil War
Popular Culture
War
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives
Immigrants--Wisconsin
Immigrants' writings, Dutch
Family
Wound healing
McCook's Raid, Ga., 1864
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
Cartersville (Ga.)--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
Cartersville
,
Georgia
,
Williamson
writes
that they are
away
from the
front
for a
couple
of
months
and
describes
it
as
being
"
lonesome
"
without
the
excitement
of the
war
. He
provides
a
favorable
description
of his
accommodations
and the
region
and
expresses
his
wish
that he
could
send
for her to
join
him. He
states
that he
lost
two
hundred
dollars
worth
of his
belongings
in the
raid
but
accepts
that as a
fact
of
war
. He
predicts
that he will
get
paid
soon
and
wishes
Eunice
to
let
him
know
how her
finances
are
holding
up
. He
tells
her he will
try
to
send
a
picture
showing
his
state
after
he
returned
from the
raid
but
warned
her that
it
would not be
flattering
. He
closes
by
apologizing
for the
short
letter
and in a
post
script
asks
for a
copy
of the
Appleton
Crescent
.
Forms
part
of the
Peter
J
.
Williamson
Letters
.
1
letter
:
col
. ;
8
x
10
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
1864-08-13
Type
Text
;
Letters
(correspondence)
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
PJW - f, 60
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
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Description
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P.J
.
Williamson
letter
,
13
August
1864
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