Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 to Sarah Wood

GLC02176.06

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GLC#
GLC02176.06-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
April 23, 1863
Author/Creator
Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865
Title
to Sarah Wood
Place Written
Symmes Township, Ohio
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written at Camp Dennison to his wife. Tells of a dream he had that he was at home again and that the war was over, though expresses certainty that the end will come soon. Is waiting for orders to march any day. Talks of how much a soldier values a letter from home. Stationery contains image of a victorious Union soldier in battle reading "The Captured Battery." Written at Camp Dennison .

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