The letters included in this map date from September 1862 - October 1864 and were written by Sergeant William Taylor (b. 1828) of North Liberty, Pennsylvania. Taylor enlisted in the 100th Pennsylvania Regiment in 1862. The letters were written from camps in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, and Maryland to his wife Jane McKnight Taylor. Included are his descriptions of the Battle of Fredericksburg, the shelling of Vicksburg, the fighting, retreat, and siege outside of Knoxville, the siege of Petersburg, and the Petersburg mine explosion and assault. Taylor was discharged from the service with a medical certificate November 13, 1864.
Please note that the locations expressed on this map have been plotted as accurately as possible. In some cases, approximations have been made. Additionally, please zoom in on this map in order to access all letters.
This collection of letters is available to researchers at the Special Collections Research Center in Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Transcripts are available online here:
http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=7071
