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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06582.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters written by Confederate soldier, George Morton Williams |
| Title | George M. Williams to his wife mentioning canon fire, his recovering rheumatism and the mail service |
| Date | 5 June 1862 |
| Author | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes a reply to her two letters, to be sent by Uncle Merton. Agrees that his letters have been unfortunate because very few have made it through the mails. He mentions that Uncle Merton has been to Richmond to see Bruce who is stationed three miles from town on Williamsburg Road. He says his right arm is recovering from the rheumatism and that he has continued to hear cannon fire. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Health and Medical Artillery |
| 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 |