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18650220
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[written above date] Stanton General Hospital Washington D.C. A very beautiful day, worked off. 115 Diet reports on the new Press find it works very well. In the morning wrote a letter to Miss Judith Underwood no letter received. Glorious news today, over Great commanded Sherman has again been victorous he has captured the Capitol of South Carolina and forseed the surrender of Charleston. Victory again favors our Army. One more crushing blow and the rebellion is done with; ------------------------------ Monday, February 20. A very beautiful day, worked off 115 Diet Reports on the new press, find it works very well. In the morning wrote a letter to Miss Judith Underdown, no letters received. Glorious news today, our commander Sherman has again been victorious. He has captured the capitol of South Carolina and forced the surrender of Charleston, victory again favors our army, one more crushing blow and the rebellion is done with. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.

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Henry O. Nightingale diary, 1865
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UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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Henry O. Nightingale diaries

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