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

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GLC#
GLC04558.077-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 20, 1863
Author/Creator
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Title
To his wife
Place Written
Suffolk, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written in pencil. Continued March 21. Has moved to better ground and larger house, which he describes. Now has a stove made from an old camp kettle, so the other boys crowd his house to stay warm. Describes leg swelling and lameness, makes suggestions for house-building to his wife. Written in a camp near Suffolk, Virginia

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