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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.35 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 December 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy

Writes from Camp Russell near Winchester, Virginia. Mentions being part of Brigade Grand and having tea in camp. Thanks people back home for their interest in his welfare. Discusses movements of 5th Regiment into an old camp previously occupied by the 3rd Division.

Morey, Charles Carroll, ?-1865

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