Bureau County IL Archives Military Records.....Wilson, William March 28, 1885
Civilwar - Letters 66th IL Inf
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Letter To Capt. Henry Pointer
                                                                   Sheffield Ill

                                                                   Mch 28 '85



Capt Pointer,



     Yours received this morning, and was pleased to hear from you. I herewith 

enclose your commission. It has been a little over 24 years since you have seen

it. I passed by your tent on the morning of the surrender and noticed some papers

scattered around on the ground, and among them was your commission. That was all 

I secured. I noticed then in the tent a leather trunk, but passed on and do not

know of them since. I often think of that engagement and of the bad roads and

weather. Never during the war did I suffer so much as there, and my experience 

was varied I assure you. From there to Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, Tuscumbia, Pulaski

Chattanooga, Atlanta and through to the sea. We are all growing old together

now. I would be pleased to hear from you again. 

                                                Yours respectfully,

                                                Wm Wilson

                                                Lt & Adjt 66th Ill Vols

Additional Comments:
The surrender was that of Fort Donelson, 16 Feb, 1862. Capt Pointer was Henry

Pointer of Co E 3rd Tenn Inf. After his exchange from a POW camp, Pointer served

as an ADC to Gen Nathan B. Forrest. The letter was included in his widow's claim

for a pension in 1929(Tenn W9412).



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