John Wilson Civil War letter
Collection
Identifier: 1990-0009M
Scope and Contents
Letter by Union soldier in the 102nd Regiment New York Volunteers, Company K, while stationed in Atlanta, Georgia, in October 1864 after its capture by General Sherman, written to a Chester Blackwell of Saugerties, Ulster County, New York, about the war and politics. Wilson was probably a bank clerk, which possibly explains the clear handwriting of the letter.
Dates
- 1864
Creator
- Wilson, John D. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
John or Jonathan was possibly Jonathan Dickinson Wilson of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, son of Ann E. and Jonathan Dickinson Wilson, a hatter. He married Anna Robinson in 1868, immigrated to Nebraska, but returned to New York in the 1870s and died in Worcester, New York.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- John Wilson Civil War letter
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States