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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06582.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters written by Confederate soldier, George Morton Williams |
| Title | George M. Williams to his wife sharing news of a surrender in Tennessee and explaining that he has started wearing spectacles |
| Date | 19 February 1862 |
| Author | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He mentions that he was too tired the previous night and too busy the next morning (as at nine o'clock he had to report for duty) to be able to write her a letter. However he later writes that he has received her letter and that it serves as evidence of the "pure and noble love" which he considers "cherishable" and is proud to possess. He is glad to hear of her improving health and that he hopes her health will be entirely restored. He mentions buying a rattle for the baby. Additionally, he writes that he has begun to wear spectacles and that he believes the reason for this may be that writing so often has fatigued his eyes. He tells her of unverified news from Tennessee that the city was cast into gloom when 15,000 men surrendered. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Women's History Marriage Love Letters Children and Family Surrender Health and Medical 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 |