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Handwritten 1862-07-29 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brother, William P. Wilson, Page 1

Handwritten 1862-07-29 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brother, William P. Wilson, Page 1
Handwritten 1862-07-29 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brother, William P. Wilson, Page 2
Handwritten 1862-07-29 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brother, William P. Wilson, Page 3
Transcription of 1862-07-29 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brother, William P. Wilson
MLA citation style
Wilson, P. B. Handwritten 1862-07-29 Letter From P. Benner Wilson To His Brother, William P. Wilson, Page 1. no date. 1862July .
APA citation style
Wilson, P. B. (1862). Handwritten 1862-07-29 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brother, William P. Wilson, Page 1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A260985
Chicago citation style
Wilson, P. Benner. “Handwritten 1862-07-29 Letter From P. Benner Wilson To His Brother, William P. Wilson, Page 1”, Centre County Library and Historical Museum - P. Benner Wilson Letters, July 29, 1862. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A260985.
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Title

Handwritten 1862-07-29 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brother, William P. Wilson, Page 1

Subject

Civil War

Description

Capt.Wilson's unit marched from Cloud's Mills, VA to Warrenton, VA in 2-1/2 days. Men were shooting animals along the way to subsist on. Three ladies along the way said that 'all the northerners would bite the dust and that the south would never give up.' Capt. Wilson joked about marrying a southern lady and one lady said 'no southern lady of any honor would marry a northerner.'

Creator

Wilson, P. Benner

Date

1862-07-29

Location Covered

Warrenton (Va.)

Type

Text

Original Format

Correspondence

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

D-3786mA

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

July 29, 1862 was a Tuesday. The letter was sent to P. Benner Wilson’s brother, William P. Wilson, given that Frank, his other brother, was referenced in this letter.