Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 to mother
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.16 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy
Mentions a 45-day drought, dust-filled marches, and destruction of rebel-held facilities. Discusses General W. F. Smith's advance on Fort Clifton: "we marched out to Reams station on the Petersburg & Weldon R.R. Destroyed a large machine shop, tore up the track burned the ties and bent the nails and inflicted all the damage we could on the 'Johnnies'."
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