Nathaniel V. Watkins, Gloucester Point, to Nannie V. Watkins, Townesville, North Carolina, 1862 April 24
Scope and Contents
All is quiet both in his camp and on the Peninsula; notes seeing many transports carrying Yankee soldiers on the river; asks for more news and details from home; mentions his lack of trust in newspaper reports; complains of constant noise, bustle and confusion; asks for more news from home; inquires about his negroes and exhorts them to keep everything straight; writes that he is sorry he didn't see them before he left; describes being shelled by Yankee steamers; mentions increase in religiousness of a friend.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 April 24
Creator
- From the Collection: Watkins, Nathaniel Venable (Person)
- From the Collection: Ballantine, Elisha (Rev.) (Person)
- From the Collection: Daniel, James B. (Person)
- From the Collection: Read, Charles Lewis, 1794-1869 (Person)
- From the Collection: Sherrill, Nancy Read (Person)
- From the Collection: Watkins, Richard H. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository