Family correspondence of Williams Carter Wickham with his father, William Fanning Wickham (1793-1880), and his mother, Anne Butler Carter Wickham (1797-1868), 1862-1865
Scope and Contents
Williams Carter Wickham shares his weariness of the war and announces himself as a candidate for Congress (May 15, 1863); William F. Wickham voices his concern over scarcity of food in Richmond and near Charlottesville to Lucy Penn Taylor Wickham (January 19, 1864); and William F. Wickham fears that Lee cannot maintain communications to the south and wishes he had nothing more to do with land or enslaved laborers if only his son were home in peace (June 28, [1864]).
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1865
Creator
- From the File: Wickham family (Family)
- From the File: Wickham, John, 1763-1839 (Person)
- From the File: Wickham, William Fanning , 1793-1880 (Person)
- From the File: Wickham, Lucy Taylor, 1830-1913 (Person)
- From the File: Wickham, Williams Carter, 1820-1888 (Person)
- From the File: Wickham, Henry Taylor (Person)
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the File: English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States