Wilkins, William D.  1826-1882. <br/><br/>
William D. Wilkins papers, 1847-1863  (bulk 1861-1863). 

 - 130  items. 2  containers. 1  microfilm reel. 0.8  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from original in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, <br/>2001. 
<br/><br/><br/>U.S. Army officer and lawyer. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009115 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 85061935  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Wilkins, Elizabeth Cass Trowbridge--Correspondence.<br/>Wilkins, Maria--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Libby Prison.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mexican War, 1846-1848.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Maryland--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>United States--History--Prisoners and prisons.--Civil War, 1861-1865<br/>Virginia--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Army officers.<br/>Lawyers.