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Handwritten 1862-04-04 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1

Handwritten 1862-04-04 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1
Handwritten 1862-04-04 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 2 and 3
Handwritten 1862-04-04 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 4
Transcription of 1862-04-04 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson
MLA citation style
Wilson, P. B. Handwritten 1862-04-04 Letter From P. Benner Wilson To His Sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1. no date. 1862Apr .
APA citation style
Wilson, P. B. (1862). Handwritten 1862-04-04 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A260678
Chicago citation style
Wilson, P. Benner. “Handwritten 1862-04-04 Letter From P. Benner Wilson To His Sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1”, Centre County Library and Historical Museum - P. Benner Wilson Letters, April 4, 1862. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A260678.
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Title

Handwritten 1862-04-04 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1

Subject

Civil War

Description

The 2nd PA Cavalry had just arrived in Baltimore and a bullet 'passed between the legs of one of the men'. Capt. Wilson's regiment had no firearms. Capt. Wilson thought it 'imprudent' being sent to a place with many rebels without 'something to protect us'. Only a Maryland company had weapons. People were 'hissing their dogs at you and throwing stones'. 'About two thirds of this end of the City and around us are South'. They were likely fired upon for raising a flag. A Union army captain from Maryland said he would hang his two rebel brothers if they were taken prisoner.

Creator

Wilson, P. Benner

Date

1862-04-04

Location Covered

Camp Henry Winter David, Baltimore (Md.)

Type

Text

Original Format

Correspondence

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

D-3786eA

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Contact

paroom@centrecountylibrary.com

Contributing Institution

Centre County Library & Historical Museum

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

April 4, 1862 was a Friday. Camp Henry Winter David was named for Henry Winter David (b. 1817, d. 1865] who was a U.S. Representative from Maryland from 1855 – 1865 and who was anti-slavery although Maryland was a slaveholding border state. William was P. Benner Wilson’s brother.