Folder 2

Container

Staff Only

Contains 42 Results:

1864 January 24, Prisoner of war, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Virginia

Item — Folder: 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection of letters were written by Eseck G. Wilber to his parents and family during the Civil War years, 1862-1864. The letters describe army life, pitched battles, inlcuding Fredericksburg, the Second Battle of Bull Run, and Chancellorsville. Also included in the letters are comments or mention of superior officers and other dignitaries, including George B. McClellan, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph Hooker, George Meade, and Abraham Lincoln.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas / Eseck G. Wilber U.S. Civil War letters / Series II: Letters, 1863 January 4 -1864 January 27

1864 January 27, Prisoner of war, Belle Isle Prison, Richmond, Virginia

Item — Folder: 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas / Eseck G. Wilber U.S. Civil War letters / Series II: Letters, 1863 January 4 -1864 January 27