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Morris, Charles F., fl. 1861-1862 to: George M. Morris.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06451.004 Author/Creator: Morris, Charles F., fl. 1861-1862 Place Written: Camp Tenaly [Tenahy] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861/10/06 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

There was a fight and the men had to march 6 miles only to "drill quick" back to cross the "Chane Bridge." He tells his mother and brother that he is going to enlist for 15 years if they approve "for I like to sold[i]er."

Morris, George M., fl. 1861

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