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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06582.36 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters written by Confederate soldier, George Morton Williams |
| Title | George M. Williams to his wife describing the Union forces as "savages" that have forgotten how to behave civilly |
| Date | 5 August 1862 |
| Author | Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes that he has not heard a word from home but worse yet he has not heard a rumor. Heard that Greenwood was stripped of everything except 5 barrels of corn and 300 pounds of bacon. He also heard of Parsons Cole being dragged from Church and arrested for praying for the welfare of Confederate authorities. Mentions that the Yankees are becoming "savages" that have forgotten the teachings of civilization. He trusts that God will no longer "indulge them" but destroy them like the Assyrians. He calls Stonewall "the angel of pestilence." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Diet and Nutrition Religion Union Forces Confederate General or Leader |
| 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 |