Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865 to parents

GLC03523.18.13

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GLC#
GLC03523.18.13-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
12 June 1864
Author/Creator
Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
Title
to parents
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Reports on conditions at Cold Harbor, and details the regiment's plan to cross the James River. Describes a recent meal: "I have just been to dinner and what do you guess I had? It was this good nice ham, coffee, and hard-tack soacked soft in cold water then fried in the fat it was good…." Informs his mother that prayers keep him alive. Written from camp in the field near Cold Harbor.

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