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Handwritten 1862-07-23 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1

Handwritten 1862-07-23 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1
Handwritten 1862-07-23 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 2 and 3
Handwritten 1862-07-23 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 4
Transcription of 1862-07-23 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson
MLA citation style
Wilson, P. B. Handwritten 1862-07-23 Letter From P. Benner Wilson To His Sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1. no date. 1862July .
APA citation style
Wilson, P. B. (1862). Handwritten 1862-07-23 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A263109
Chicago citation style
Wilson, P. Benner. “Handwritten 1862-07-23 Letter From P. Benner Wilson To His Sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1”, Centre County Library and Historical Museum - P. Benner Wilson Letters, July 23, 1862. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A263109.
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Title

Handwritten 1862-07-23 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his sister, Mary E. D. Wilson, Page 1

Subject

Civil War

Description

Capt. Wilson appreciated the letter from 'an only sister'. Capt. Wilson rode to Warrenton, VA and passed by Bull Run, Manassas and Warrenton Junction; he saw many Rebel entrenchments and masked batteries, and a mound supposedly where 900 Rebels are buried.

Creator

Wilson, P. Benner

Date

1862-07-23

Location Covered

Clouds Mills (Va.)

Type

Text

Original Format

Correspondence

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

D-3786alA

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 23, 1862 was a Wednesday. At this point in time, Capt. Wilson and the 2nd PA Cavalry was part of a brigade under General Cooke which was part of the First Reserve Army Corps under General Sturgis; he and his unit had not yet experienced a military engagement.