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Cook, George B., fl. 1845-1865 to parents

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.22.10 Author/Creator: Cook, George B., fl. 1845-1865 Place Written: Wilmington, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 2, 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 25.2 cm Order a Copy

George B. Cook mistakenly writes on the letter that the year is 1864. He is camped about a mile northeast of Wilmington. He left Richmond on December 20, 1864 and arrived on Christmas Eve. He immediately saw action at Fort Fisher. He lost "three or four" out of his company. "I am so near run down that I can hardly go at all. We marched all day yesterday without any thing to eat." He got a letter from his family dated December 29th. He hears Mr. [Baley] has a box in town for him, but fears he will lose it. Weather is much warmer here.

Cook, George B., fl. 1845-1865

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