October 8, 1864
Title
October 8, 1864
Subject
From George Murray to his parents, dated 08OCT1864, Washington, D.C. Left New York the previous Wednesday for Ft. Monroe, and just left City Point with a load of wounded. ""New York is a great copperhead place."" Mentions number of immigrants coming through New York. Finally got paid. In pencil on lined sheet, ""P&P"" embossed mark at top. Slightly faded, torn at the bottom.
UNIT ASSOCIATION: 114th PA Infantry
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UNIT ASSOCIATION: 114th PA Infantry
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Washington Oct 8th /64
Dear Father & Mother.
I received your letters of 20th and 1st inst this morning and was very glad to hear from you. Your letters found me in good health as I hope these few lines will find you the same. We left City Point yesterday morning with a load of wounded. We left New York last Wednesday and reached Fortress Monroe Thursday morning coaled up at Norfolk and started for City Point. We started out of the Harbor last Tuesday and got as far as Long Branch when it looked like for a storm when we turned and ran back again. New York is a great Copperhead place. While we laid at New York five or six loads of emigrants came in. I have told you all that I know at present. I am well. Give my love to Chappy and that I would like to see him.
Yours
George Murray
P.S. We have just been paid off.
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Dear Father & Mother.
I received your letters of 20th and 1st inst this morning and was very glad to hear from you. Your letters found me in good health as I hope these few lines will find you the same. We left City Point yesterday morning with a load of wounded. We left New York last Wednesday and reached Fortress Monroe Thursday morning coaled up at Norfolk and started for City Point. We started out of the Harbor last Tuesday and got as far as Long Branch when it looked like for a storm when we turned and ran back again. New York is a great Copperhead place. While we laid at New York five or six loads of emigrants came in. I have told you all that I know at present. I am well. Give my love to Chappy and that I would like to see him.
Yours
George Murray
P.S. We have just been paid off.
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Creator
George Murray
Date
October 8, 1864
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Collection
Citation
George Murray, “October 8, 1864,” Slaughter-Murray Papers, accessed September 19, 2024, http://slaughtermurray.umwhistory.org/items/show/23.