Charles G. Blake to Mary E. Cowdery, 11 April 1865
                        Appomattox Court House Va
                                                                        100 Miles behind Richmond  Apr 11/65
 
Dear Mary
                        I am all right and feeling exceedingly well. Had a fight for breakfast dinner & supper every day for two weeks—It is all over with the C.S.A. as you probably know.
 
            We start for Lynchburg (23 miles from here) tomorrow.
 
            Will write you first chance I get
 
                                    Ever Yours
                                                C.G.B.
 
I was in at the death: Lees army Surrendered to our Corps (24th)
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(2884)DL060050Letters1865-04-11

Letter From First Lieutenant Charles G. Blake, 34th Massachusetts Infantry, Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 11, 1865, to Mary E. Cowdery, Salem, Massachusetts; Accompanied by Cover


Tags: Appomattox Campaign, Defeat/Surrender, Excitement, Fighting, Robert E. Lee, Victory

People - Records: 2

  • (652) [writer] ~ Blake, Charles G.
  • (653) [recipient] ~ Cowdery, Mary Ellen ~ Blake, Mary Ellen ~ Johnson, Mary Ellen

Places - Records: 2

  • (271) [destination] ~ Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
  • (614) [origination] ~ Appomattox Court House, Appomattox County, Virginia

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Charles G. Blake to Mary E. Cowdery, 11 April 1865, DL0600, Nau Collection