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Handwritten 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brothers and sister, Page 1

Handwritten 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brothers and sister, Page 1
Handwritten 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brothers and sister, Page 2 and 3
Handwritten 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brothers and sister, Page 4
Transcription of 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brothers and sister
MLA citation style
Wilson, P. B. Handwritten 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 Letter From P. Benner Wilson To His Brothers And Sister, Page 1. no date. 1862Sept .
APA citation style
Wilson, P. B. (1862). Handwritten 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brothers and sister, Page 1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A263986
Chicago citation style
Wilson, P. Benner. “Handwritten 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 Letter From P. Benner Wilson To His Brothers And Sister, Page 1”, Centre County Library and Historical Museum - P. Benner Wilson Letters, September 9, 1862. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A263986.
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Title

Handwritten 1862-09-08/1862-09-09 letter from P. Benner Wilson to his brothers and sister, Page 1

Subject

Civil War

Description

Capt. Wilson recounts his escaping harm at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run as a 'Providential occurrence'. Capt. Wilson hopes that General Burnside will 'bag' General Jackson. Capt. Wilson is vomiting and has considerable pain in his side and breast; he received a certificate from his regimental surgeon to go to Washington, D.C. to recover from his disease; he is at a boarding house.

Creator

Wilson, P. Benner

Date

1862-09-08;1862-09-09

Location Covered

Arlington Heights (Va.); Washington, D.C.

Type

Text

Original Format

Correspondence

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

D-3786arA

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

Sept. 8, 1862 was a Monday. This letter was also written on Sept. 9, 1862 as indicated within the letter. William was P. Benner Wilson’s brother and Mary was his sister.