Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

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GLC#
GLC04558.118-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
11 October 1863
Author/Creator
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Title
To his wife
Place Written
Folly Island, South Carolina
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Notes that it is his tenth wedding anniversary and writes that the thought of her distance and the time remaining cause "a choaking sensation" and tears. Says that he is the only man in Co. H with a family. Mentions slow siege of Charleston, health, selling his whiskey ration; recruiting officer sent away by commanding officer.

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