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Title: Page [9]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650109
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Transcription: [written above date]: Stanton General Hospital, Washington D.C. A fine beautiful day, feel very well in the morning finished letter to my Betrothed, also sent Aunt Mercy yesterdays paper. the War news today very good and encouraging, interesting account of Stoneman's great raid through W. Virginia and Tennessee, vast accounts of Rebel property destroyed. Genral Sherman's Army again moving. Also some activity in the Potomac army, the day seems not far distant when we shall have peace. the Board of Examiners of the New 1st army [Corps] met here again today, with a little in my scrapbook not but little work today. Feel very well apear and of rain tonight the beautiful while robe of snow emblem of family has dissapeared leaving us mature in its meanest [apprasal]. Mud, in the evening wrote a beginning to my letter for Thursday to my Betrothed no letter from home today. "Strive not to live long but to live well, How long we live not years but actions tell." ------------------------------- Monday, January 9. A fine beautiful day, feel very well. In the morning finished letter to my betrothed also sent Aunt Mercy yesterday’s paper. The war news today very good and encouraging, interesting account of Stoneman’s Great Raid through W.Virginia and Tennessee, [7.] vast amount of rebel property destroyed, Gen. Sherman’s army again moving, also some activity in the Potomac Army. The day seems not far distant when we shall have peace.The board of examiners of the new 1st Army Corps met here again today, wrote in my scrapbook, not but little work today, feel very well. Appearance of rain tonight, the beautiful white robe of snow, emblem of purity has disappeared leaving nature in its meanest apparel – mud. In the evening wrote a beginning to my letter for Thursday to my betrothed, no letter from home today. “Strive not to live long but live well / How long we live not years but actions tell.” Note: 7. Maj. Gen.George Stoneman USA (Aug.1822-Sept.1894) cooperating with Sherman’s advancing army, led a raid into Eastern Tennessee & SW Virginia from Dec 10-29, 1864. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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