William D. Wilkins papers, 1847-1863 (bulk 1861-1863).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 130 items; 2 containers; 1 microfilm reel; 0.8 linear feetSubject(s): - Wilkins, Elizabeth Cass Trowbridge -- Correspondence
- Wilkins, Maria -- Correspondence
- Libby Prison
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- Army officers
- Lawyers
- Microfilm edition of diary available, no. 22,323.
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 edition of diary available, no. 22,323.
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
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