Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 to father
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.34 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 December 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy
Discusses uncertainty of where his troops will go next: the West, the coast, or Petersburg. Comments on financial matters with his father. Reports that he will not be paid until next January; he is out of money and it is costing him a dollar a day to live. Written from Camp Russell near Winchester, Virginia.
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