Creator	Williams, James M., 1844-
Title	Private James M. Williams Papers
Description	James M. Williams was a resident of Harpersfield, Delaware County, New York. He enlisted in the 109th New York Volunteer Infantry at Binghamton on August 27, 1862. From September of 1862 to March of 1864, the 109th New York guarded the railroads leading into Washington, D. C. at Annapolis Junction, Maryland. From May until June of 1864, Private Williams' regiment campaigned from the Rapidan to Petersburg, Virginia, participating in the Battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House and the Ny River. By the late June of 1864, The 109th was entrenched near Petersburg where it remained until the city eventually surrendered in early April of 1865. Private Williams was mustered out of service on June 4, 1865. Following the war he returned to Delaware County and married Ruth L. Bradley on September 26, 1865. Contains forty-four letters written from March 1862 to May 1865 by Private James M. Williams of the 109th New York Volunteer Infantry to Ruth L. Bradley of Franklin, Delaware County, New York. The letters contain Williams' comments concerning his duties, his tent mates, the weather, personal health, morale and military operations in Virginia during the last year of the American Civil War. Includes poetry by Private Williams and an envelope of flag fragments from a barracks flag that flew over the regiments camp.
Date	1862-1865
Time Period	1862-1865
LC Subject Headings	Bradley, Ruth Lorenda Williams, James M., 1844- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 109th Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Delaware County (N.Y.)--History--Sources Annapolis Junction (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
EOA Categories	Government & Politics -- Military Peoples -- Military Life History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction
Type	Text
Format	PDF
Record Group	RG 0400
File Name	0400-99-0161cb.pdf
Link to catalog	http://aubiecat.auburn.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2048930
Repository	Auburn University. Special Collections and Archives
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
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Submitted by	Coates, Midge