From The Library of Virginia:
Fleet, Maria Louisa Wacker.
Letter, 31 October 1861.
Accession 38285. 2 pages.
Letter, 31 October 1861, from Maria Louisa Wacker Fleet (1822-1900) of "Green Mount," King and Queen County, Virginia to her son Alexander Frederick (Fred) Fleet (1843-1911) while he was stationed at Gloucester Point, Virginia with the Jackson Grays, a volunteer rifle company.
She writes about the family's eagerness to see him, her intention to mend his wardrobe and provide him with new clothing, her views on secession and the impending War, and her opinions of Congressman Muscoe R. H. Garnett.
There is a short postscript written by Fred's brother Benjamin Robert (Benny) Fleet.
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Letters, 1862, from Maria Louisa Wacker Fleet (1822-1900) at "Green Mount" in King and Queen County, Virginia to her son Alexander Frederick Fleet (1843-1911) while he was serving with Company I (Jackson Grays) of the 26th Virginia Infantry at Gloucester Point.
Topics include her gratification at receiving his letters, visits with family and friends, inquiries regarding his health, troop movements in the area, business activities of her husband Dr. Benjamin Fleet (1818-1865), military confiscation of the family's property, her caring for ill soldiers at the family home, and her willingness to do more to aid in the War effort.
Dr. Benjamin Fleet adds a postscript to the 7 March letter.
Fleet, Maria Louisa Wacker.
Letter, 31 October 1861.
Accession 38285. 2 pages.
Letter, 31 October 1861, from Maria Louisa Wacker Fleet (1822-1900) of "Green Mount," King and Queen County, Virginia to her son Alexander Frederick (Fred) Fleet (1843-1911) while he was stationed at Gloucester Point, Virginia with the Jackson Grays, a volunteer rifle company.
She writes about the family's eagerness to see him, her intention to mend his wardrobe and provide him with new clothing, her views on secession and the impending War, and her opinions of Congressman Muscoe R. H. Garnett.
There is a short postscript written by Fred's brother Benjamin Robert (Benny) Fleet.
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Letters, 1862, from Maria Louisa Wacker Fleet (1822-1900) at "Green Mount" in King and Queen County, Virginia to her son Alexander Frederick Fleet (1843-1911) while he was serving with Company I (Jackson Grays) of the 26th Virginia Infantry at Gloucester Point.
Topics include her gratification at receiving his letters, visits with family and friends, inquiries regarding his health, troop movements in the area, business activities of her husband Dr. Benjamin Fleet (1818-1865), military confiscation of the family's property, her caring for ill soldiers at the family home, and her willingness to do more to aid in the War effort.
Dr. Benjamin Fleet adds a postscript to the 7 March letter.
From The Library of Virginia:
Fleet, Maria Louisa Wacker.
Letter, 31 October 1861.
Accession 38285. 2 pages.
Letter, 31 October 1861, from Maria Louisa Wacker Fleet (1822-1900) of "Green Mount," King and Queen County, Virginia to her son Alexander Frederick (Fred) Fleet (1843-1911) while he was stationed at Gloucester Point, Virginia with the Jackson Grays, a volunteer rifle company.
She writes about the family's eagerness to see him, her intention to mend his wardrobe and provide him with new clothing, her views on secession and the impending War, and her opinions of Congressman Muscoe R. H. Garnett.
There is a short postscript written by Fred's brother Benjamin Robert (Benny) Fleet.
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Letters, 1862, from Maria Louisa Wacker Fleet (1822-1900) at "Green Mount" in King and Queen County, Virginia to her son Alexander Frederick Fleet (1843-1911) while he was serving with Company I (Jackson Grays) of the 26th Virginia Infantry at Gloucester Point.
Topics include her gratification at receiving his letters, visits with family and friends, inquiries regarding his health, troop movements in the area, business activities of her husband Dr. Benjamin Fleet (1818-1865), military confiscation of the family's property, her caring for ill soldiers at the family home, and her willingness to do more to aid in the War effort.
Dr. Benjamin Fleet adds a postscript to the 7 March letter.
Fleet, Maria Louisa Wacker.
Letter, 31 October 1861.
Accession 38285. 2 pages.
Letter, 31 October 1861, from Maria Louisa Wacker Fleet (1822-1900) of "Green Mount," King and Queen County, Virginia to her son Alexander Frederick (Fred) Fleet (1843-1911) while he was stationed at Gloucester Point, Virginia with the Jackson Grays, a volunteer rifle company.
She writes about the family's eagerness to see him, her intention to mend his wardrobe and provide him with new clothing, her views on secession and the impending War, and her opinions of Congressman Muscoe R. H. Garnett.
There is a short postscript written by Fred's brother Benjamin Robert (Benny) Fleet.
===
Letters, 1862, from Maria Louisa Wacker Fleet (1822-1900) at "Green Mount" in King and Queen County, Virginia to her son Alexander Frederick Fleet (1843-1911) while he was serving with Company I (Jackson Grays) of the 26th Virginia Infantry at Gloucester Point.
Topics include her gratification at receiving his letters, visits with family and friends, inquiries regarding his health, troop movements in the area, business activities of her husband Dr. Benjamin Fleet (1818-1865), military confiscation of the family's property, her caring for ill soldiers at the family home, and her willingness to do more to aid in the War effort.
Dr. Benjamin Fleet adds a postscript to the 7 March letter.
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