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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1865 September 07
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Title
Letter
from
P.J
.
Williamson
to his
wife
,
Eunice
,
during
the
Civil
War
,
1865
September
07
Personal name
Williamson
,
Peter
J.
,
1823-1907
;
Williamson
,
Eunice
Leihy
,
1840-1928
;
Seaton
,
Algernon
S
.
Corporate name
United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
United States. Army--Military life
Topical entry
Military History
Civil War
Popular Culture
Capital City
Housing
War
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives
Immigrants--Wisconsin
Immigrants' writings, Dutch
Health
Family
Housing--Tennessee--Nashville--History--19th century
Food prices--Tennessee--Nashville--History--19th century
Floor plans
Boardinghouses--Tennessee--Nashville--History--19th century
Mosquitoes
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--19th century--Sources
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Market Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Front Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Louisville (Ky.)--History--19th century
Edgefield (Tenn.)--History--19th century
Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects--Sources
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
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
Williamson
describes
in
detail
his
boarding
situation
and the
boarding
house
he
is
lodging
in,
including
its
location
on
Front
Street
in
relation
to
Market
Street
and the
Cumberland
River
. He
dislikes
the
area
though
for their
family
and
hopes
to
find
a
house
for them in a
better
location
. He
reports
food
prices
for a
number
of
items
and
tells
Eunice
he has been
feeling
miserably
. He
mentions
a
friend
in
Louisville
and that he
is
unaware
of the
location
of
Captain
Seaton
and his
wife
. He then
discusses
his
sketch
of his
current
boarding
house
located
on the
second
page
of the
letter
. He
closes
by
including
his
current
address
and
telling
Eunice
that his
hand
hurts
too
much
to
continue
writing
.
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
1865-09-07
Type
Text
;
Letters
(correspondence)
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
PJW - f, 77
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
,
07
September
1865
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