George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 5 September 1863
                                                                                                Sept the 5 1863.
                                                                                                Camp Morrisvill. va.
 
            Dear Father I seat my self this morning to answer your kind letter that I receeveed some days ago and was glad to here from you and to here that you was well your letter found mee well and the rest of the boys the same we just came in Camp last night we was a making a rebble rade on the rapihannic again we was at the union border a suporting the Cavelry they went and mad the rebs burn the 2 gun boats that they Captured from us i seen Harvy Van Vores he is a major in the 18 P V Cavelry /
 
There is nothing of any im portance agoing on at this time   I still remain your
sun                                                                                                       George. W. Carter
            Grayson Carter
                        Casander Carter
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(2740)DL0530.06746Letters1863-09-05

Letter From George W. Carter, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, Camp Morrisville, Virginia, September 5, 1863, to His Father; Accompanied by Cover Addressed to Grayson Carter, Millsboro, Pennsylvania


Tags: Camp/Lodging, Cavalry, Destruction of Land/Property, Fighting, Mail, Ships/Boats

People - Records: 2

  • (1287) [writer] ~ Carter, George W.
  • (1288) [recipient] ~ Carter, Grayson

Places - Records: 2

  • (120) [origination] ~ Virginia
  • (1130) [destination] ~ Millsboro, Washington County, Pennsylvania

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George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 5 September 1863, DL0530.067, Nau Collection