Carey, George (fl. 1837-1861) to Galloway Cheston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03228.05 Author/Creator: Carey, George (fl. 1837-1861) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 April 1861 Pagination: 3 p. ; 24.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to his uncle about Baltimore at the beginning of the Civil War. Reports that the city is quiet and that it appears that no attack will be made on Baltimore by the government. States that the Federal troops are marching from Annapolis to Washington, D.C. Remarks, "Every pulse here is beating under high excitement, produced by the threats of extermination by the North, which if attempted, cannot fail to result in the most dreadful carnage this once happy land has ever witnessed." Informs that many of the men in the city are determined to defend their homes. Mentions the run on the Savings Bank. Feels that "If the North will only let us alone I apprehend but little further trouble to us."
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