William D. Wilkins papers,
Wilkins, William D. 1826-1882.
William D. Wilkins papers, 1847-1863 (bulk 1861-1863). - 130 items. 2 containers. 1 microfilm reel. 0.8 linear feet.
Open to research.
Letters to Wilkins from his mother, Maria Wilkins, while he served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War, 1846-1848; letters from Wilkins to his wife, Elizabeth Cass Trowbridge Wilkins, during his Civil War service in Maryland and Virginia; and a diary and newspaper article chronicling Wilkins's captivity as a prisoner of war at Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.
Microfilm produced from original in the Manuscript Division.
Washington, D.C. :
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
2001.
U.S. Army officer and lawyer.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009115
mm 85061935
Wilkins, Elizabeth Cass Trowbridge--Correspondence.
Wilkins, Maria--Correspondence.
Libby Prison.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Maryland--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Prisoners and prisons.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Army officers.
Lawyers.
William D. Wilkins papers, 1847-1863 (bulk 1861-1863). - 130 items. 2 containers. 1 microfilm reel. 0.8 linear feet.
Open to research.
Letters to Wilkins from his mother, Maria Wilkins, while he served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War, 1846-1848; letters from Wilkins to his wife, Elizabeth Cass Trowbridge Wilkins, during his Civil War service in Maryland and Virginia; and a diary and newspaper article chronicling Wilkins's captivity as a prisoner of war at Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.
Microfilm produced from original in the Manuscript Division.
Washington, D.C. :
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
2001.
U.S. Army officer and lawyer.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009115
mm 85061935
Wilkins, Elizabeth Cass Trowbridge--Correspondence.
Wilkins, Maria--Correspondence.
Libby Prison.
Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Maryland--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Prisoners and prisons.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Army officers.
Lawyers.