Williams, Charles T., fl. 1842-1914 to J. E. Boos

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GLC#
GLC00272.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 24, 1914
Author/Creator
Williams, Charles T., fl. 1842-1914
Title
to J. E. Boos
Place Written
Newark, New Jersey
Pagination
2 p. : envelope Height: 23 cm, Width: 16.5 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Charles T. Williams certifies that he served in the Union Army (in the 1st New Jersey Infantry and the 1st New Jersey Cavalry) for three years and nine months during the Civil War. During that time he was a prisoner of war for eighteen months, twelve of those at Andersonville Prison. Confirms that he testified against Andersonville's Commander Henry Wirz in 1865. Also notes meeting President Abraham Lincoln in 1861 on Lincoln's way to his swearing in. Provides other biographical details.

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