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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06582.32 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters written by Confederate soldier, George Morton Williams |
| Title | George M. Williams to his wife discussing his fears for her safety due to rumors arriving in camp |
| Date | 26 July 1862 |
| Author | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports that "every day brings the most distressing rumors from Culpeper". Most unfortunate, he confides, is that the rumors are in accordance with General Pope's orders so that he believes they may be true. As a result, he fears for his wife and family in Culpeper. He informs her that Addison arrived safely at Richmond with the cattle and that Cousin James advises it would be best to sell at once. He heard that Dr. Slaughter and Dr. Hernden refused to take a physician's oath and as a result people in need of medical help are not getting it. He asks if she would confirm this. He counsels wife to be "dignified & firm" with the Yankees because it would dangerous if they become free and easy in her presence and thereby gave her no option but to leave home. He asks her not to go to Baltimore because if she does it may take "years before" he sees her again. He said he wants to go away "from the world's clamor" and that he does not want his children to grow up in such a society. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Commerce Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Children and Family Union General Health and Medical Women's History Marriage Union Forces |
| 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 |