Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 to his mother

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GLC#
GLC02161.048-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
10 August 1862
Author/Creator
Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902
Title
to his mother
Place Written
Harrison's Landing, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Everyone is happy about the "drafting order." He knows Lincoln wants to end the war. He has not received any boxes yet. He wants a position in one of the conscript regiments.

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