Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 to mother
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.18.46 Author/Creator: Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 February 1865 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy
Written to his father from a camp near Petersburg on two sheets of paper: the first apparently written in the morning and the second sheet in the afternoon. Mentions receipt of $50 previously requested. Discusses his readiness for a six day march. Reports that Alexander H. Stevens "Vice President of the so called Southern Confederacy came within our lines yesterday."
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