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25 February 1865
Morse, George F., fl. 1864-1868
to father
a shipment of coats and blankets to his father, news that the 91st Regiment will be leaving for City Point, and anticipation of service.
GLC02180.23
28 March 1865
marching in review before President Lincoln, account of marching, artillery shelling and prisoners, and request for steel pens.
GLC02180.24
6 April 1865
reports of the death of men in his company, the capture of Confederate forces, Morse's brief hospitalization with a fever, anticipation of going to St. Petersburg.
GLC02180.25
19 April 1865
report of battle and retreat, loss of knapsack and clothes, assassination of President Lincoln, and an accounting of the wounded and the dead.
GLC02180.26
22 April 1865
to mother
hardships of camp life, the surrender of Johnston, family matters, and Chris Skelton's letter from Hart's Island.
GLC02180.27
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