Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863 to Amanda Wilkinson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.13.015 Author/Creator: Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863 Place Written: Arlington, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 September 1861 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 19.8 x 13.3 cm. Order a Copy
Writes that he is happy Amanda is staying with her mother and notes she will be cared for there. He is also pleased that her friends are caring for her while he is away. Hopes that he can get out of debt soon so he can send home more money. States that he does not think the army will advance for some time. Tells his wife that he has been to the enemy lines and that the troops there do not have enough food or blankets. Reports that Amanda's uncle, Allen Goodridge, said that Mrs. Walker fears that Washington will be taken. He disagrees and says that "they will hardly come here while five hundred cannon stares them in the face...". He also notes some troop and Calvary numbers which are as follows: troops 150,000 and Calvary 10,000.
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