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- GLC#
- GLC00653.22.09-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- December 18, 1864
- Author/Creator
- Cook, George B., fl. 1845-1865
- Title
- to sister
- Place Written
- Richmond, Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 27.1 cm, Width: 20.8 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
This letter is printed on the second half of the attendance sheet titled "Consolidated Morning Report." He is replying to his sister's letter from the 11th. He is glad to hear that his cousin Frank got home alright. He hopes they enjoy Christmas at home; wishes he could be there. He hopes he will be home for next year's Christmas, but "it is so far off it is all most out of sight." It has been over three months since he was drafted. "Everybody [says] there will be [peace] before spring." Peace "would be a very desirable thing to have at this time." He thinks that more men at home could be committed to the fight before considering peace.
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