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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.15 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 June 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy

Reports that he is under fire nearly everyday. Describes capture of the 4th Regiment and one battallion of the 11th Vermont Regiment. Also mentions the consolidation of 6 companies.

Morey, Charles Carroll, ?-1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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