Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863 to Amanda Wilkinson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.13.011 Author/Creator: Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863 Place Written: Arlington Heights, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 August 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 24.9 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy
Tells his wife that his sister, Wink, wrote to him that she had heard some incorrect things about his regiment's casualties. He reports that they had "very few wounded." He also reports that he was in the hardest part of the battle. States that the retreat was so bad he almost lost confidence in the "Grand Army" and its officers. Once again his regiment attacked a larger number of troops, 5,000, and "stood on ground for over half an hour" while losing only two men and one wounded.
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