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Letter. L[yman] D. Stilson, "Battlefield of Williamsburg Va," to "Dear Cousin S[arah Stilson]"
Part of: Sarah Stilson Correspondence
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The author (1839-1912) was a cousin of Sarah Stilson's and, when the letter was written, a member of Co. D, 49th New York Infantry. Stilson relates his and his regiment's actions from 4 to 7 May 1862, including service at the Battle of Williamsburg (5 May 1862); he goes on to describe the field of Williamsburg in the aftermath of the battle.
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![Letter. Mary and Lucy [Pratt], Mount Hope, New York, to "Dear Friend Sarah" [Stilson]](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-04.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. [Oliver Waldo West], Dansville, New York, to "Ma Petite Hindoo Demoiselle" [Sarah Stilson], Nunda, New York](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-05.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Nunda, New York, to "Associate ruler[?] of the 'Two Gut News'" [Oliver Waldo West]](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-06.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. [Oliver] W[aldo West], Dansville, New York, to "Dear Sis" [Sarah Stilson], Rochester, New York](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-08.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Rochester, New York, to "My dear Soldier Brother" [Oliver Waldo West]](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-09.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. [Sarah Stilson], Rochester, New York, to "My orderly correspondent and Quadratic soldier friend" [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-10.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)