tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post5011507572438428562..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.785-04:00Comments on JOHN BANKS' <br> CIVIL WAR BLOG: History up close: Wilder Dwight's bloodstained Antietam noteJohn Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-14756840539608704692023-09-17T15:45:48.395-04:002023-09-17T15:45:48.395-04:00Did his mother ever get his letter??Did his mother ever get his letter??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-71969688467116187112023-09-17T13:43:25.092-04:002023-09-17T13:43:25.092-04:00Thank You - Chilling…. So beautiful to think of hi...Thank You - Chilling…. So beautiful to think of his mother knowing he is mortally wounded. Yes, this really happened. People need to read handwriting so they know these were real sons, husbands…. Not just a photo of guys in uniforms. Just 29, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-25304398360218406742023-09-17T11:42:43.565-04:002023-09-17T11:42:43.565-04:00Then, as now, "All is well" is with tho...Then, as now, "All is well" is with those who have faith. Such a sweet consolation from a dying child to a mother. My daughter died 11 years ago and I know I will see her again. Those who have faith in Christ mead not fear death. The only way to come to God is through the cross. Faith in Jesus as our Savior and Redeemer gives us life now and eternally. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-86140168760007471432023-09-17T10:20:46.471-04:002023-09-17T10:20:46.471-04:00Oops I am Kathy D'AmelioOops I am Kathy D'Amelio Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-69891975313645955692023-09-17T10:20:16.247-04:002023-09-17T10:20:16.247-04:00It's amazing how one point of life leads to an...It's amazing how one point of life leads to another. The fact he was able to write to his mother was a miracle, and the 2nd she must have received it. Little comfort but at least she knew she was on his mind and his faith was intact. Thank you for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-10335147045401464772022-09-17T08:30:47.709-04:002022-09-17T08:30:47.709-04:00Thanks for posting this touching storyThanks for posting this touching storyAlan Petersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-86350266156697510652021-01-08T14:09:25.964-05:002021-01-08T14:09:25.964-05:00Yes, like threads of a sweather that knits our liv...Yes, like threads of a sweather that knits our lives together. Cindy McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559384295744958474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-73000960119086689132020-02-02T10:09:52.779-05:002020-02-02T10:09:52.779-05:00Robert Gould Shaw (who was in the 2nd with Wilder,...Robert Gould Shaw (who was in the 2nd with Wilder, and later became the Colonel of the 54th Mass.) mentions his wounding in one of his many letters. Very fascinating how history connects the dots....AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147268895661442566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-27277616358305952862018-11-01T16:49:32.010-04:002018-11-01T16:49:32.010-04:00thanks for sharing, Diane... John Banksthanks for sharing, Diane... John BanksJohn Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-68716873242649414282018-08-01T23:03:04.727-04:002018-08-01T23:03:04.727-04:00I just this past Monday posted on my own blog, abo...I just this past Monday posted on my own blog, about one of my husband's CW ancestors. He survived the war but was plagued by illness for the rest of his life. I was even able to obtain pictures of him. <br />I have 10 more CW pension files to review and write about. It is my favorite subject. One of my earlier pensions contained a letter written by a young man to his sister. That young man died two months later. <br />Thank you for sharing this heartbreaking letter. Here’s the link to my recent Civil War post.<br />http://www.michiganfamilytrails.com/2018/07/military-monday-civil-war-pension-file.htmlDiane Gould Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362418860289987479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-78388352821490463572018-01-19T21:36:47.539-05:002018-01-19T21:36:47.539-05:00His burial is recorded in Findagrave: https://www...His burial is recorded in Findagrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18867731/wilder-dwightRayDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172059023278711962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-4504139671128848952018-01-19T20:57:28.590-05:002018-01-19T20:57:28.590-05:00That letter sent a chill down my spine when I read...That letter sent a chill down my spine when I read it at the Massachusetts Historical Society's website. <br />Darlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-15701253801065563662018-01-19T18:23:46.986-05:002018-01-19T18:23:46.986-05:00Jeff: thanks for this. I am writing a piece on Wil...Jeff: thanks for this. I am writing a piece on Wilder for a magazine. Would love to see your note. You may contact me at jbankstx@comcast.netJohn Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-66188794742110210282018-01-19T18:17:01.819-05:002018-01-19T18:17:01.819-05:00Interesting and timely post. Earlier this month I ...Interesting and timely post. Earlier this month I purchased a note written "On the March" by Lieut. Col. George Leonard Andrews of the 2nd Mass Infantry to the regimental Chaplain, Alonzo Hall Quint. The note was written September 19 and in it Andrews asks Chaplain Quint to contact several doctors he names to assist with Lieut. Col. Dwight. Unfortunately Dwight died that same day. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465766022082745124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-89155973127375130862018-01-19T15:47:14.039-05:002018-01-19T15:47:14.039-05:00wow! very powerful letter! you can get a sense of ...wow! very powerful letter! you can get a sense of his life slipping away as his writing got worse....his final moments in life forever captured in his writingAllannoreply@blogger.com