Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 to Sarah Wood
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02176.06 Author/Creator: Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Symmes Township, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 April 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 19.9 x. 25 cm. Order a Copy
Written at Camp Dennison to his wife. Tells of a dream he had that he was at home again and that the war was over, though expresses certainty that the end will come soon. Is waiting for orders to march any day. Talks of how much a soldier values a letter from home. Stationery contains image of a victorious Union soldier in battle reading "The Captured Battery." Written at Camp Dennison .
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