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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06582.48 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters written by Confederate soldier, George Morton Williams |
| Title | George M. Williams to his wife discussing his day-to-day life and the possibility that he will be denied the Advocacy as belongs to the wrong "political faith" |
| Date | 4 November 1862 |
| Author | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions that he is "quite well with the exception of the side pain" which he does not believe will ever go away. He provides a sketch of his "mode of life." He explains why he may not win the appointment ("unknown to the appointing power, don't belong to the right political faith."). He asks whether Uncle Jack has sold his horses yet. He asks her to burn the letter after she has read it because he has written about particular people and the Judge Advocacy. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Politics Office Seeker Military Law Health and Medical Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |