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Title: Page [13]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650113
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Transcription: [written above date]: Stanton General Hospital, Washington D.C. A very beautiful day. Feel very well. War news no account except from Sherman. His army on the move again. Detailed action unkonwn. Gen'l Grierson's great raid a success. Bringing many prisoners and destroying much property, but not accomplishing its grand purpose, the release of our unfortunate comrads lingering in Southern prisons. Gen Hood's army [illegible] going into [illegible] Quarters, in the forenoon visted Mr. Spevy and received promise to help me in my seeking a position in the War Dept. also invited to his house and spent the evening [illegible] time, retiring to Hospital found a good letter [availing] me from my truest friend Judie Underdown, had to make out inventory of stock necessary to start a printing office for the Hospital think of organizing Debating Club & starting a little paper. in the Evening at work till after 12o'clock wrote part of a letter to [Ineli U. Sury], in change very much in favor of our Debating Society. ------------------------------- Friday, January 13. Very beautiful day, feel very well. War news no account, except for Sherman, his army on the move again destination unknown. Gen. Grierson’s great raid a success bringing many prisoners and destroying much property but not accomplishing its grand purpose the release of our unfortunate comrades lingering in southern prisons. Gen.Hood’s army reported going into winter quarters. [10.] In the forenoon visited Mr. Sherry and received promise to help me in my receiving a position in the War Dept. also invited to his house and spend the evening some time, returning to hospital found a letter awaiting me from my truest friend Judie Underdown, had to make out inventory of stock necessary to start a printing office for the hospital. Think of organizing debating club & starting a little paper, in the evening at work till after 12 o’clock- wrote part of a letter to Judi U. Surg. in charge very much in favor of our debating society. Note: 10. After his decisive defeat at Nashville in December 1864, Hood retreated to Tupelo, Mississippi, and blaming everyone but himself (of course) reluctantly resigned on Jan.15, 1865, in just 6 months he had wrecked the Army of Tennessee. Sherman moved from Savannah Ga. Towards the Carolinas, specifically Columbia SC in late Jan. 1865. Col. Benjamin Henry Grierson (July 1826 – Aug. 1911) an ex-music teacher turned cavalry general, led a raid from Memphis Tennessee into Mississippi to destroy the Mobile and Ohio RR from Dec 15, 1864 to Jan 5, 1865. The freeing of Union prisoners was not included as an objective. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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