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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06582.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters written by Confederate soldier, George Morton Williams |
| Title | George M. Williams to his wife discussing his arrival in Richmond, missing home and buying a baby's rattle |
| Date | 14 February 1862 |
| Author | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his wife that he has arrived at his position in Richmond without many inconveniences, except a headache. He mentions that he has yet to see Taylor but expects to do so early the next morning. He goes on to explain how he misses home and how greatly he loathes these "troublesome and disagreeable separations" from his wife. He writes that there is no news from abroad and that he has gotten a rattle for the baby. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Children and Family Marriage |
| People | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |