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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.18.27 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of Charles C. Morey, E company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry |
Title | Charles C. Morey to his sister Mamie regarding the hospital and his trip to New York |
Date | 29 September 1864 |
Author | Morey, Charles Carroll (fl. 1830-1865) |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Mentions his return to the hospital and his trip to New York, including seeing "Mr. Beecher" [Henry Ward Beecher] preach. |
Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Hospital Travel Religion Health and Medical |
People | Morey, Charles Carroll (fl. 1830-1865) Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-1887) |
Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Religion |
Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
Additional Information | Charles C. Morey enlisted as a Corporal on 22 April 1861 (mustered into E Company on 20 June 1861), and was promoted to Full Sergeant on 10 February 1862. The following December he was promoted to Full Sergeant 1st Class and on 31 January 1864 reenlisted in the Union Army. He was promoted twice during 1864, first to Full Lieutenant 1st Class (20 June) and then to Full Captain (24 June 24-effective 31 January 1865). He was wounded in battle at Charles Town, West Virginia (21 August 1864), and killed at Petersburg, Virginia on 2 April 1865. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
Civil War: Unit | 2nd Vermont infantry, E company |