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Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 to parents

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.09 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy

Describes fighting during Wilderness Campaign and the death of Captain Orville Bixby. Lists casualties and includes a description of battle. Praises and gives thanks to God for sparing his life during fighting, and provides an account of being struck when a "spent ball hit my leg but did not disable me." Pre-printed letterhead reads: Headquarters - Second Vermont Infantry, Sixth Corps.

Morey, Charles Carroll, ?-1865
Bixby, Orville, fl. 1864

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