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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.29 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: Strasburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 October 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy
Recounts battles occurring on 19 October, most likely the Battle of Cedar Creek. Mentions General Philip Sheridan's influence on the morale of troops and Horatio Gouverneur Wright's inability to command. Recounts retreat of rebels: "...they broke and run like a flock of sheep with dogs after them." Discusses the dispersal of General Jubal Early's army, and mentions scar on scabbard and hole in hat received during battle.
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