Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 to sister

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GLC#
GLC02161.063-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
16 October 1862
Author/Creator
Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902
Title
to sister
Place Written
Hagerstown, Maryland
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

He does not like how she phrased his current activities. She said he was 'on the retreat' which sounds like he ran away. He mentions the recent raid in Pennsylvania. He doesn't agree with the general's decisions there.

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