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- GLC#
- GLC06559.042-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 20 March 1864
- Author/Creator
- Grey, John, fl. 1864
- Title
- to Sarah Ogden
- Place Written
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Pagination
- 2 p. : envelope Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 13.5 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Writes to "Madam," likely referring to Sarah Ogden based on content. Writes he has been "continually scouting the country between Richmond and Williamsburg." States they have only had occasional skirmishes with the enemy. Notes the eleventh cavalry has been helping Union prisoners and refugees escape "the tyranny of rebeldom." Tells Ogden about an expedition to avenge the death of Colonel Dalgreen. Also reports on the Rebels' mistreatment of captured officers of General Hugh Kilpatrick's command.
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