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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1865 August 31
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Title
Letter
from
P.J
.
Williamson
to his
wife
,
Eunice
,
during
the
Civil
War
,
1865
August
31
Personal name
Williamson
,
Peter
J.
,
1823-1907
;
Williamson
,
Eunice
Leihy
,
1840-1928
;
Irvin
,
Charles
H.
,
b
.
1832
?
Corporate name
United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
United States. Army--Military life
Andersonville Prison
Topical entry
Military History
Civil War
Popular Culture
Capital City
Housing
Architecture
Architects
War
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives
Immigrants--Wisconsin
Immigrants' writings, Dutch
Health
Family
Daguerreotype
Housing--Tennessee--Nashville--History--19th century
Railroad travel--United States--History--19th century
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--19th century--Sources
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Oshkosh (Wis.)--History--19th century
High Street (Oshkosh, Wis.)
Ferry Street (Oshkosh, Wis.)
Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century
Michigan City (Ind.)--History--19th century
Indianapolis (Ind.)--History--19th century
Louisville (Ky.)--History--19th century
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
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
has
just
returned
from a
trip
to
Oshkosh
,
Wisconsin
, and will be
beginning
work
for
Colonel
Irvin
the
next
day
. He
informs
Eunice
of
some
housing
issues
in
Nashville
and
mentions
someone
taking
daguerreotype
photographs
at the
corner
of
Ferry
and
High
streets
in
Oshkosh
. He
describes
the
best
route
for her to
take
to
Nashville
including
stops
in
Chicago
,
Michigan
City
,
Indianapolis
and
Louisville
. He
tells
her he
is
going
to be
designing
plans
for the
Andersonville
Prison
although
he
is
unsure
how
steady
the
work
will be. He
complains
of a
swelling
on his
right
hand
that
might
impair
his
ability
to
work
and
closes
by
asking
Eunice
to
tell
the "
old
folks
" that he will
write
the
next
week
.
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
1865-08-31
Type
Text
;
Letters
(correspondence)
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
PJW - f, 76
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, 76
Description
Title
Page
1
-
P.J
.
Williamson
letter
,
31
August
1865
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