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Title: Page [144]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650528
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Transcription: A beautiful day with showers in the evening. Received two letters one from Mother and one from my friend miss [Libbie H]. Wrote answer to mother's letter. Surrender of [Kirby Louis] and Army. War [illegible] for exciting the men to insubordination action by the [Ward muster] and one of the [stewards] who both stopped to a lie in daring [illegible]. Am [illegible] of the [change]. Nothing made by lettering a lie [actions] will [vindicate] my [illegible] services in the 6th ward. -------------------------- Sunday, May 28. A beautiful day with showers in the evening. Received two letters, one from mother and one from my firend Miss Libbie H, wrote answer to mother’s letter. Surrender of Kirby Smith and army. Was arrested for exciting the men to insubordination by the ward master and one of the stewards who both stooped to lie in doing so. Am innocent of the charge. Nothing made by telling a lie, actions will vindicate my innocence. Services in the 6th ward. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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