The Civil War Letters of William Beynon Phillips

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A summary of the 1862 letters in the collection

Date	From	To	Contents
8/13/1862	Wm Phillips	Annie Richards	Leaving Hyde Park, flag presentation by ladies of Pittston, journey by train to Camp Curtin, quartered in state house.
8/20/1862	Wm Phillips	Thomas Richards	Life at Camp Curtin, slipping the guard to spend night in Harrisburg, encountering bed bugs, touring the state house, soldier drummed out of the service, ready to leave for Fort Delaware.
9/4/1862	Wm Phillips	Thomas Richards	Brief description of Fort Delaware, request for clothing.
10/18/1862	Wm Phillips	Annie Richards	News from Fort Delaware, guarding Rebel prisoners, death of 1st Lt. Urbane S. Cook, sickness in camp.
11/5/1862	Wm Phillips	Annie Richards	News from Fort Delaware, military draft at Carbondale, pass to go to Delaware City.
11/7/1862	Wm Davis	Thomas Richards	News from Fort Delaware, camp discipline and grub, state of inactivity, death of 1st Lt. Urbane S. Cook, excellent description of leisure activities.
12/1/1862	Wm Phillips	Thomas & Annie Richards	Description of journey to Ft. Lincoln by steamship, contents of knapsack, Potomac River, reception in Washington D.C., description of Ft. Lincoln and neighboring forts, reorganization of unit. Description and photograph of Colonel Augustus A. Gibson.
12/14/1862	Wm Phillips	Thomas Richards	Differences between Fort Delaware and Fort Lincoln, daily labors at the fort, evading the Provost Guard, seeking creature comforts.
12/16/1862	Wm Davis	Margaret Richards	Sightseeing in Harrisburg, Reception in Philadelphia on way to Fort Delaware, reaction to Rebel prisoners, comparing Fort Lincoln to Fort Delaware.