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Title: Page [16]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650116
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton General Hospital Washington D.C. A beautiful but cold day in the morning at work as usual in the Office. Sad news comes to us today. The noble great Everett has lain aside his armour an gone to rest. He to the last was true, his last great effort was to benefit the suffering people in Savannah. War news good today, all seem working to the end that we shall have peace, a conquered peace, peace that will be permanent, today wrote letter to my cousin David Thatcher also finished in the morning my letter to my Betrothed. feel very well. no news from home. Remained in the Hospital all day in the evening an appearance of snow. attended Grammer Clas[s] in the II ward. --------------------------------- Monday, January 16. A beautiful but cold day, in the morning at work as usual in the office. Sad news comes to us today the noble great Everett has laid aside his armour and gone to rest. He to the last was true, his last great effort was to benefit the suffering people in Savannah. War news good today, all seems working to the end that we shall have peace, a conquered peace, peace that will be permanent. Today wrote letter to my cousin David Thatcher, also finished in the morning my letter to my betrothed, feel very well, no news from home. Remained in the hospital all day, in the evening an appearance of snow, attended grammar class in the 11 Ward. [11.] Note: 11. Edward Everett, the well known American orator died on Jan. 15, 1865. He was born in Dorchester Mass. On April 11,1864 and is probably remembered as the invited speaker at the dedication of the Union Cemetery at Gettysburg on Nov.19,1863. The uninvited speaker was A. Lincoln. Crooks, Terence G. âTranscribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.â Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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