Letter from Wilmot Thompson to his wife telling her that they have not left the island yet - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02740.13
From Archive Folder	Collection of Wilmot Thompson, "C" Company, 1st Regiment, Maine, Sharpshooters
Title	Letter from Wilmot Thompson to his wife telling her that they have not left the island yet
Date	23 December 1864
Author	Thompson, Wilmot (fl. 1864-1901)
Recipient	Thompson, Lizzie
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	He warns her there may be some hard times before he gets home. He mentioned previously that they would leave today but they are low on money.
Subjects	Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Children and Family Military Rations
People	Thompson, Wilmot (fl. 1864-1901)
Place written	Gallops Island
Theme	The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	Thompson served in the 1st Maine Sharpshooters and the 20th Maine Volunteers in Virginia. The collection includes forty-nine letters to his wife, Lizzie, with related personal papers and one account book. The bulk of the material dates from 1864-1865, but the account book includes entries until 1901.
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: Unit	1st Regiment, Maine, Sharpshooters, "C" Company