April 5, 2024
Civil War Letter 1865 General Sheridan Petersburg Rebel
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An original Civil War letter dated Chicago April 2d/65 . The letter reads: Brother Robert Your second letter I received last night and you wonder why I have not wrote to you a regular letter. Well man...I think that I am going to be botd more for to find writing matter for to send to you then ever I have been you live so near the City and by getting papers occasionally you consume all the news of the day, but for all that I will try and write to you sometimes though it be merely a hyperbole of incont nonsense. I am sorry to hear that the children has been so sick, it is a blessing they have got so near well again. You wanted for to know how I like my boarding house, well only middling Tridel (I think) is a stingy old...he will never buy a paper for the house some complains of the food as regards quantity, quality and variety......I also had a letter from Mary McDermot a kind one it was too, she thinks she won't can start before the 1st of May. She had got Jims letter, I will take a trip up to Ga Atkinsons this afternoon.....I remain your brother P H McC......P.S. Great crowd around the Tribune office, "Old Abe" who is about "City Point." Sends dispatches today that the Army had 3 days hard fighting and Sheridan has captured 3 whole brigades of Rebel infintary and several batterys of Artillary and caused a regular Smash up of the
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