Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 to mother
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.30 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: Strasburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 November 1864-6 November 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy
Two letters. First letter apologizes for delay in communication as a result of the Battle of Cedar Creek. In his second letter he mentions that he received orders from General Ulysses S.Grant to be ready for an attack from "Mr. [Jubal] Early." Is working on muster and pay rolls every night until 11:00, and reports that he sent rolls to Washington, D.C. Mentions picket duty near a grist mill and his relationship with the mill's owners. References poor treatment of Union soldiers in Southern camps, and tells story of a Seargeant Freelove who was captured and taken prisoner by the Confederates: he escaped from his captives by jumping from a prison car while being transported to South Carolina. It took him 22 days to get back inside Union lines.
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