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William Reese Letter, 1862 May 4, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Scope and Contents

Letter from William Reese to his wife dated May 4, 1862.  Reese was a soldier in the Union Army attached to Co. B. of the 103rd Penn. Volunteers.  In his letter, Reese describes the manner in which the Confederate troops evacuated the Yorktown area and how the Union "flag is now waving on the heights of Yorktown."