william a. elliot

  • first letter home

    william writes his first letter home to tell his and thers family members how there doing
  • moving to a different state

    william tells how some soldiers moved to Virginia and how on the other side of were they are stationed the yankees are there and they may have a battle
  • battle with the yankees

    on november 25 1862 william wrote to his parents stating that company a was depliod to the other side of the river and the yankees dicovered them and started throughing domb shells at them leaving several soldiers wunded.
  • stuff william needs

    william asks his dad for a new pair of pants soap and needles and thread.
  • staying out side

    wiliam shares with his dad that they had to sleep out side
  • gonna come home

    william tells his dad that he is going to save his money becuase he wants to go home.
  • raining at the new place were the soldiers are stationed at

    it rains almost all the time were the soldiers are now stationed and they still have to march in the rain.
  • a long march

    wiliam tells his dad about the soldiers having to go on along march.
  • another rmarch

    william tells about the soldiers having to go on another long march.
  • getting food

    william tells his dad that he shouldnt give there food away to people that he should sell it becuase they dont have much food anyways
  • writing to his mom

    in williams first letter to his mom he take the time to ask for some new pens and tell about his march.
  • about the soldiers

    william tells his dad about one soldier getting killed and another getting wounded.
  • camping out

    william tells his dad about the troops going out and camping
  • letters from his dad

    william tells his dad about not receive a letter from him
  • after being off duty

    william tell his parents that he has worked alot for the past few days and is really tierd.he hasnt gotten not even a little bit of sleep cuz of how buisy the have been.he also tells his dad about him runnig into an an old friend.