Woolston, Charles, fl. 1864-1865 to Benjamin A. Woolston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.26.03 Author/Creator: Woolston, Charles, fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.5 x 12.3 cm. Order a Copy
Addressed from "Camp Near Gen. Mead/ Headquarters in Front of Platersburg." Writes to his father in Tullytown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Reports that it took 30 hours to get to City Point from Alexandria. States he is happy, "we set up on the top & feel as happy as a lord and am as well content as if were at home it is raining now but it dont faise us" Says he is not yet armed but their arms will be a saber carbine and a revolver. Comments, "...this squad will soon be mounted soon the cannon keep a constant cannonade the rebels and our pickets and ours goes pop pop all night at one another..." Informs that there are 200,000 men in the army. Mentions that Confederate deserters come in every night. Talks about his trip up the James River.
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