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

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GLC#
GLC03523.18.16-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
3 July 1864
Author/Creator
Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
Title
to mother
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

Mentions a 45-day drought, dust-filled marches, and destruction of rebel-held facilities. Discusses General W. F. Smith's advance on Fort Clifton: "we marched out to Reams station on the Petersburg & Weldon R.R. Destroyed a large machine shop, tore up the track burned the ties and bent the nails and inflicted all the damage we could on the 'Johnnies'."

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