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Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1865) to Sarah Wood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02176.18 Author/Creator: Wood, Matthew (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Morrisville, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20 x 25.8 cm. Order a Copy

Written from "Moore's ville," Alabama to his wife. Describes recovering from illness, and the weakness and the light duty that he can do as a result. Describes in some detail the news of General Lovell Rousseau's success in tearing up the area. Hopes that the ninth will return without a loss and looks forward to seeing his friend Smith again. Expresses concern for his lonely father at home, and wishes to see him again. Mentions the wife of a friend who is working at the tobacco factory, making a dollar an hour. Asks for more stamps, as he has run out.

Matthew Wood served in the Ohio Ninth Cavalry with Burnside's army in Tennessee, and William T. Sherman's army at the burning of Atlanta and capture of Savannah.

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1861-1865
Wood, Sarah, fl. 1862-1865
Rousseau, Lovell Harrison, 1818-1869

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