Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901 to my dear wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02740.25 Author/Creator: Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901 Place Written: City Point, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 7, 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 12.7 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy
It is snowing. They are told they must protect City Point now as the Rebels are fighting to the front. All night long, the wagons have come through with the sick and wounded. He complains about his mother whom he says abused him as a child.
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