Book excerpt: Robert F. Wilkinson letters,1860-1865, include two early letters from Williams College, but mostly relate to his Civil War service with the 128th New York volunteers. They are written to his father, William Wilkinson, his mother, Mary, or to his family in general. He describes taking part in the siege of Port Hudson, and writes detailed accounts of conditions in New Orleans; some letters discuss legal work in the army. He also describes campaigning in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864, and a few letters from his father describe his condition after being wounded in the battle of Cedar Creek; one final letter discusses his return to service in Georgia.