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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.18 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 July 1864 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses George B. McClellan's oration at West Point. Describes Edwin M. Stanton's lack of respect towards McClellan, and Lincoln's efforts to "allow it to be so." Recounts fighting and near death experience during the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse on 12 May. Also mentions receipt of the newspaper "The Independent."

Morey, Charles Carroll, ?-1865
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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