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- GLC#
- GLC03523.18.10-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 16 May 1864
- Author/Creator
- Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
- Title
- to parents
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 3 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Discusses "very hard fighting" in recent battles, and lists the names of the men from the regiment killed in action. Most likely referencing the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse that occurred on 12 May, though this is not indicated in the letter. Pre-printed letterhead reads: Headquarters - Second Vermont Infantry, Sixth Corps.
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