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

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GLC#
GLC03523.18.45-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 27, 1865
Author/Creator
Morey, Charles C., fl. 1830-1865
Title
to mother
Place Written
Petersburg, Virginia
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

Written from a camp near Petersburg. Recounts events surrounding the adventures of the mail ship "City Point" in rescuing a downed steamer at the mouth of the Potomac. Mentions his longing for peace, and discusses getting gray hair.

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