Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 to Sarah Wood
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02176.12 Author/Creator: Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 January 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.1 x 23.8 cm. Order a Copy
Written from near Knoxville, Tennessee to his wife. Mentions his good appetite and ragged clothes, but quartermaster is requisitioning more, rumors that Generals Ulysses S. Grant and John Foster will soon defeat James Longstreet's men. Deliberates whether to send money to his wife. Mentions sending a verse by a Kentucky soldier. Talks again of religion and happiness that their deceased children are in a better place. Written on military stationery with the image of a camp.
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