John Wesley Williams Papers, 1861-1863

The Williams were a farm family from the Haw Branch section of Onslow County, North Carolina. At the time of the 1860 Census F. H. Williams (b. ca. 1810) and his wife, Marian (b. ca. 1817) had six children living at home, the oldest of whom was John Wesley Williams (b. ca. 1843). John Wesley Williams enlisted as a private in Co. A, 35th NC Inf. on September 6, 1861 and died of pneumonia at Smithfield, Virginia on October 20, 1862. The collection also includes letters written by several of their Duplin County cousins, including Zilpha, Daniel, Lewis, and Calvin Thomas. The Thomas brothers served in Co. A, 38th NC Inf.

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University

Letters

Displaying 26 - 37 of 37
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10156 Williams26 June 9, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC
10157 Williams27 June 24, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams Petersburg, VA Onslow County, NC
10158 Williams28 July 12, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams Petersburg, VA Onslow County, NC
10159 Williams29 July 16, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams Drewry's Bluff, VA Onslow County, NC
10160 Williams30 August 9, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams Petersburg, VA Onslow County, NC
10161 Williams31 August 18, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams Petersburg, VA Onslow County, NC
10162 Williams32 August 20, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams VA Onslow County, NC
10163 Williams33 August 25, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams Richmond, VA Onslow County, NC
10164 Williams34 September 16, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams MD Onslow County, NC
10165 Williams35 October 28, 1862 John B. Gruber Marian Williams Jefferson County, VA Onslow County, NC
10166 Williams36 May 9, 1863 Calvin Thomas Marian Williams VA Onslow County, NC
10167 Williams37 June 15, 1863 Daniel H. Thomas Marian Williams , Williams Spotsylvania County, VA Onslow County, NC

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