Colony, Charles E., fl. 1864 to Mary

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GLC#
GLC03523.43.10-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 28, 1864
Author/Creator
Colony, Charles E., fl. 1864
Title
to Mary
Place Written
Alexandria, Virginia
Pagination
3 p. : envelope Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 25.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Apologizes for not writing sooner. Mentions being homesick and Sundays being lonesome. Writes about a visit with Edwin and having a "clean meal" and eating beef steak, butter, apple sauce, and coffee. Inquires after Mary's farm. Describes his trip down as being a good one. Refers to wanting to see a woman in camp. Possibly to Mary Reeser, John Reeser's wife.

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