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Collection Reference Number GLC02740.14
From Archive Folder Collection of Wilmot Thompson, "C" Company, 1st Regiment, Maine, Sharpshooters 
Title Letter from Wilmot Thompson to his wife with an account of his Christmas
Date 25 December 1864
Author Thompson, Wilmot (fl. 1864-1901)  
Recipient Thompson, Lizzie  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He has had a lovely Christmas and spent most of it asleep. He wants her to send a picture of herself. Once again, he tells her to have more confidence in him, for he has only spoken to one woman since he left. He says "I know I am a wicked man, but I am honest and true to my darling wife..."
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Union Soldier's Letter  Children and Family  Morality and Ethics  
People Thompson, Wilmot (fl. 1864-1901)  
Place written Gallops Island
Theme The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information Thompson served in the 1st Maine Sharpshooters and the 20th Maine Volunteers in Virginia. The collection includes forty-nine letters to his wife, Lizzie, with related personal papers and one account book. The bulk of the material dates from 1864-1865, but the account book includes entries until 1901.
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: Unit 1st Regiment, Maine, Sharpshooters, "C" Company