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Title: Page [17]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650117
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton Genl Hospital Washington D.C. A cold but beautiful day, a little snow in the morning, clearing up bright and pleasant in the Afternoon. Glorious is the news today. Fort Fisher has fallen, now the entrance to Wilmington has been closed to all blockade, manners and the capture of the city easy and sure. Charleston too is in danger. All our armies [serving] to action. The loud notes of the cannon are proclaiming to our willing [illegible] the glad notes of Freedom & victory. All honor to the Brave [lads] and boys who have assisted in this glorious work. Today received (1) letter from my friend Mis. Edgar Gray, a welcome letter from a christian friend. In the afternoon took a walk to the Post Office. in the evening attended Grammar class and then wrote a letter my Betrothed how I long for the expiration of my term of service that I may claim her as my own. ----------------------------- Tuesday, January 17. A cold beautiful day, a little snow in the morning, clearing up bright and pleasant in the afternoon. Glorious is the news today, Fort Fisher has fallen now the entrance to Wilmington has been closed to all blockade runners and the capture of the city easy and sure. Charleston too is in danger, all our armies rising to action. The loud notes of the cannon are proclaiming to our willing ears the glad notes of freedom and victory. All honor to the brave tars and boys who have assisted in this glorious work. [12.] Today received a letter from my friend Mrs. Edgar Gray, a welcome letter from a Christian friend. In the afternoon took a walk to the post office. In the evening attended grammar class and then wrote a letter to my betrothed, how I long for the expiration of my term of service that I may claim her as my own. Note: 12. In the second week of Jan.1865, a more successful concerted effort to take Fort Fisher as a combined Naval and Infantry operation was launched under the command of Maj. Gen. Alfred Howe Terry (Nov.1827-Dec. 1890), Butler’s replacement, and Admiral David Dixon Porter (June 1813-Feb.1891) of the navy. The attack started on Jan 15, 1865 and the foret fell in the forenoon of that day. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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