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Williams, Charles., 7/22/1863.

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 23

Scope and Contents Note

From the Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collections consist of letters and documents by and about notable individuals in history, literature, religion, government, and other fields. The items in these collections are gifts and purchases.

Dates

  • 7/22/1863.

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the File: 0.25 Linear Feet (32 letters. Alphabetical order by person who wrote the letter. Three of the letters do not have Civil War dates, but they were kept in this series because they were donated together with the Civil War letters. The letters are the gift of Joseph E. Jeffs.)

Language of Materials

English

Container Summary

1 Autograph Letter Signed (with envelope) to his brother Thomas Williams. References to marching through South Carolina sand, crossing streams in boats, an exchange of fire with a Confederate unit, Charleston, Ft. Sumter, Confederate batteries Moultrie and Fort Wagner, iron clads and monitors firing at the Confederate batteries, Hilton Head, and the possibility of the last battle of the war being fought in Charleston [SC], and Hilton Head. Sent from Holly Island, South Carolina to Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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