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Title: Page [85]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650326
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton General Hospital Washington D.C. A beautiful sunny day. Good news from Grant. The Enemy attack and capture Fordstead man. But our men really recapture the fort with 1700 prisoners. The enemy flee leaving 3000 dead and wounded in our hands. Our loss but 800 killed and wounded. Also good cheering news from all our other great armies wrote two letters and to my Betrothed, and a business letter to H. [Butcherlel] Phila. Pa. in the evening, our moon called upon some transformation had a good social shot with him. Felt quite well since pain in the wound. No letters received. ------------------------------- Sunday, March 26. A beautiful sunny day. Good news from Grant, the enemy attack and capture Fort Stedman but our men rally recapture the fort with 1700 prisoners, the enemy leaving 3000 dead and wounded in our hands, our loss but 800 killed and wounded, also great cheering news from all our other great armies. Wrote two letters, one to my betrothed and a business letter to H.B. Holland, Phila, Pa. In the evening Mr. Moon called upon me, had a good social visit with him, feel quite well, some pains in the wound, no letters received. Crooks, Terence G. âTranscribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.â Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
Parent Item: Henry O. Nightingale diary, 1865
Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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