to Harriet Moore

West, Lewis H., 1829-? to Harriet Moore

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GLC#
GLC03836.83-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 11, 1865
Author/Creator
West, Lewis H., 1829-?
Title
to Harriet Moore
Place Written
St. Catherine's Sound, Georgia
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

References her previous letter. Says there was excitement when the army first made it to the coast, but that things have gone back to normal since the capture of Savannah. Says the troops have been ordered against plundering in Savannah, but that it continues. Says he knows little of what goes on at home because he has not been there very often the past 4 years. Reports that the 10 bales of cotton on the sloop he was previously searching for have made it past the blockade. Praises Sherman as "the general of the war." Has heard of the defeat at Wilmington. Written while aboard the USS "Fernandina".

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