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1864/3/20
Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?
Upset over the death of Sarah's baby. He attended church service at General Seymour's house. He wants to go home and see his family.
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1864/4/8
He encloses a rose [included] that he picked near his house. His express box arrived almost two months after being sent, "There has been time enough I suppose for it to have reached Constantinople." He likes his new nightshirts. However, the pants...
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1864/5/7
The steamer "Fanning" was sunk, taking with it a letter from Walbridge. He is now acting chief Quartermaster for the 10th Army Corps and has been very busy loading steamers. He desperately wants a furlough.
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1864/5/16
He can hear the musket fire from a battle near Petersburg [Drewry's Bluff or Fort Darling]. Sheridan's cavalry appeared across the river from their headquarters.
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1864/5/22
Thanks his mother for her "cheering words" and is glad she is not too disappointed that he has given up on the idea of getting a furlough.
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