Letter from Martin L. Williston to Annie Williston, 1862 December 2

Williston, Martin L.

Williston, Annie

1862-12-02

A letter from Martin L. Williston, a Union soldier serving in the 52nd Infantry, sent to his sister, Annie. Williston writes of preparations on the Steamer Illinois in the New York Harbor, visits with relatives nearby, and the journey along the coast, eating hard tack while the officers dine in luxury, sea sickness, deaths, weather, passing by Ship Island and other topics.

Correspondence

Civil wars
Families
Military
Soldiers

New York Harbor (United States)
Atlantic Coast (United States)
Gulf of Mexico
Ship Island (Ms.)

Tulane University Digital Library

eng

1066.01.01

17 pages, 1 evelope

text

Martin L. Williston papers, Manuscripts Collection 1066, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118

https://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/3/resources/815

Tulane University: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

https://library.tulane.edu/tusc

Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

specialcollections@tulane.edu