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Virginia Garland Moore Craig letter dated February 24, 1865

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Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0003_0014
Creator	Craig, Virginia G., 1841-1936
Title	Virginia Garland Moore Craig letter dated February 24, 1865
Subject	Craig, Virginia G., 1841-1936--Correspondence United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Parties--Washington (D.C.)--19th century
Description	Letter dated February 24, 1865 from Virginia Garland Moore Craig to her husband, U.S. Army Captain Seldon Frank Craig. In this eight-page letter written from Washington, D.C., where she is visiting relatives, she tells about a party she attended at Miss Anna Mohun's, the sights and sounds surrounding the upcoming Inauguration, Capt. Craig's birthday and camp life, Union victories, and their reunion.
Date Original	1865-02-24
Biographical/Historical Note	Virginia Garland Moore Craig was born February 8, 1841 in Baltimore, Maryland. In April 1864, she married Seldon Frank Craig, who served in the the U.S. Army Sixth Michigan Infantry, which later became the U.S. Army Sixth Michigan Heavy Artillery. The two met while Captain Craig's regiment was stationed in Baltimore. Virginia Garland Moore Craig gave birth to two daughters, Marion (who died at age 6 in 1872) and Laura (born 1868, died 1956). She was widowed in 1899. She died in Baltimore in 1936.
Extent	9 scans
Format	Digital reproduction of 8-page document (21 x 13 cm.) and envelope (8 x 14 cm.)
Publisher	Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Digital	2011-07-16
Language	English
Type	Text
Coverage	1861-1870
Relation	Is Part Of The Civil War in Your Attic Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Related items	Item provided to The Civil War in Your Attic Project by Norma J. Moore, digital donor number MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0003
Rights	Permission to publish is required. Please contact Michael Scott, Digitization Supervisor/MDCH Coordinator, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-545-6342, mdch@prattlibrary.org.

Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0003_0014_0001
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Transcript	[No. ]63 I have forgotten what was the number of my last [letter] but think this is Number 63 Washington, Feb. 24th 1865 . My Own Frank , The long expected letters arrived day before yesterday and yesterday and No 62 has not been received yet, but perhaps it will be along to-day. I am sorry that you have gone back to Fort Morgan to live, especially when you think it unhealthy. We have reports of another expedition towards Mobile, and perhaps you will not remain long at the fort . This is your birth day and I certainly ought to have sent you something nice for a birth day gift, but never mind, wait until you get home, and then there will be a better opportunity for making presents. As it is, I can only send you a kiss in this letter, which I have now a good opportunity to send, as there is no one in

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