The collection contains three letters written between August 3 and August 28, 1863 by Col. Williams C. Wickham (1820-1888) of the 4th Virginia Cavalry of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The letters are primarily about promotions and the ordnance department.

This collection contains an order written to Williams C. Wickham, June 24, 1861 by George W. Lay, who was the acting Assistant Adjutant General for Brigadier General Milledge Bonham.