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- GLC#
- GLC03523.18.40-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 30, 1864-December 31, 1864
- Author/Creator
- Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
- Title
- to sister Mary
- Place Written
- Petersburg, Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
First letter is written to his sister; second letter on verso is written to his mother. Written from camp near Petersburg. On 30 December he encloses two songs, "Virginia" and "Battle at Cedar Creek." Indicates that the 6th corps badge is a "cross." Mentions that he is working on muster rolls for muster the following day. In the 31 December letter, he discusses sickness of an aunt back home. Also mentions of General Robert E. Lee's plan to attack before nightfall on the 1st.
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