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Title: Page [20]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650120
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton Gen'l Hospital Washington D.C. A cold but pleasant day. am not feeling very well. At work as usual all day in the office. Was news good from all quarters Fort Caswell in Washington Harbor blown up and the City reported as evacuated. Sherman's victorious Army again on the move and giving the Enemy great anxiety in regard to Charleston. From all quarters of the South the people and many of the Leaders seem anxious for Peace, seeing the rather hopelessness of their infamous cause. Tonight the young men's Debating society held their first meeting and decided to debate next Friday on the great Question should slavery be abolished or not; a good representation of all the Wards were present; in the evening tok a walk to see my friend Mr. Moon at the Goverment Printing Office. ------------------------------ Friday, January 20. A cold but pleasantly, am not feeling well. At work as usual all day at the office, war news good from all quarters, Fort Caswell in Wilmington Harbor blown up and the city reported as evacuated. [14.] Sherman’s victorious army again on the move and giving the enemy great anxiety in regard to Charleston. From all quarters of the South the people and many of the leaders seem anxious for peace, seeing the utter hopelessness of their infamous cause. Tonight the young men’s debating society held their first meeting and decided to debate next Friday on the great question ‘Should slavery be abolished or not?’ A good representation of all wards were present, in the evening took a walk to see my friend Mr. Moon at the Government Printing Office. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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