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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1863 September 07

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Title	Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1863 September 07
Personal name	Williamson, Peter J., 1823-1907; Williamson, Eunice Leihy, 1840-1928
Corporate name	United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) United States. Army--Military life United States. Army--Drill and tactics--History--19th century
Topical entry	Military History Civil War Popular Culture War Soldiers--United States--Correspondence Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives Immigrants--Wisconsin Immigrants' writings, Dutch Health Family
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--19th century--Sources United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Postal service Chattanooga (Tenn.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Valley Head (Ala.)--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 4 miles from Valley Head, Alabama, Williamson begins by expressing his impatience at not having received a letter from his wife in two weeks. He moves on to discuss in detail his regiment's movements and their objective along with further details of the Chattanooga Campaign. He writes that his health is well but his spirits would be better if he could see her. Williamson then speaks of his regiment's imminent movement and mail issues caused by such. He closes by mentioning a couple of their friends and tells her not to send his shirts as they may not get through to him. 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	1863-09-07
Type	Text; Letters (correspondence)
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	PJW - f, 41
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, 41

Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1863 September 07

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