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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06582.39 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters written by Confederate soldier, George Morton Williams |
| Title | George M. Williams to his wife regarding his belief that faith is the foundation to domestic happiness and national prosperity |
| Date | 15 September 1862 |
| Author | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Feels he is a changed man since leaving home. He believes that faith in God is the foundation to domestic happiness and national prosperity. "Equality of rights can only be secured to man . . .by establishing the sovereignty of God." Wants her to get Uncle Jack to see George Thompson. Mentions seeing Montague Wood. He is tired of Richmond and is anxious to leave. Regards Pendleton to be "a man of words & no mind," but hopes that he has not misjudged him. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Religion |
| People | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion |
| 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 |