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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.39 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 December 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy

Written on U.S. Christian Commission letterhead from camp near Petersburg. Mentions desertion of rebel men on picket including 10 officers and 250 men.

Morey, Charles Carroll, ?-1865

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