Charles R. Street

On July 24, 1865, Charles R. Street writes from Huntington, New York to Alex M. Bedford in Savannah, Missouri. Street says he was glad to hear that Bedford returned from military prison to his family. He writes about the difficult loss of his wife and “the loss of my country” to abolitionists: “I have no hopes of the old Government, we must submit to a new order of things.” Street also admits that “there is a terrible bitterness of feeling” in Huntington, New York on the subject of politics.

July 24, 1865

Surviving a Guerrilla War
Missouri military units (Confederate)
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas

Charles R. Street

Andrew County, Missouri

Letter

State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia

Bedford Family Papers, 1849-1870, C2610: f. 16, March 21, 1865-December 4, 1865

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