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to mother
January 18, 1863
Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902
He will be unable to visit this week. His new appointment will make him very busy.
GLC02161.072
to Mary "Mollie" McLean
31 July 1863
He mentions Charley. He is glad they received the money for the horse. He asks Will Whedon to write his brother Al.
GLC02161.089
13 September 1863
He returned to camp and couldn't find his battery. So he wandered around the city until 1 am when he finally found them on Ridge Road. He mentions Mooney and Al Wheeler.
GLC02161.094
1 May 1864
He is in desperate need of money. He only has $15.35. He has no money to give them and asks if she knows anyone who will loan them $100 or $150.
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to Norman R. Dewey
14 May 1864
A dispatch from Grant came saying he had taken Johnson's whole division. One of the batteries from Camp Barry was lost but then retaken by the 13th division. He is afraid Charley will have a hand in the fighting.
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to father
28 May 1864
Yesterday the whole command except for one division was ordered to embark to reinforce Grant. Gen. Lee assumes he will save Richmond. No one really likes Butler, the commanding officer.
GLC02161.129
3 June 1864
The infantry has been behaving badly. At a seven infantry engagement with the "Johns", the men got inside the mark as soon as possible. In other words, they ran at the first fire.
GLC02161.130
11 June 1864
He has enclosed the key to his trunk. He gives instructions on what to do with the items inside.
GLC02161.131
4 July 1864
He feels sorry for Burns. All the old officers are gone from the old 5th. The new ones are strangers. The captain of his old company has been dismissed.
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31 August 1864
He is kind of sick. He sent a photograph of Gen. Binney.
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