Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 to father

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GLC#
GLC03523.18.52-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
6 March 1865
Author/Creator
Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
Title
to father
Place Written
Patricks Station, Virginia.
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

Describes completion of the muster rolls. Reports acknowledgment from his mother of his hard work. Discusses the business of camp, such as raising funds to erect a monument in honor of the 6th corps late and "lamented commander Major General John Sedgwick which is to be erected at West Point," at a cost of $10,000. Also mentions raising money for Honorable Portus Baxter and wife for services to the sick and wounded. Reports that they have spent no less than $8,000 of their own money. Sends a check for $100 and requests his father to cash it and send credit back.

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