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Title: Page [90]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650331
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton General Hospital Washington D.C. A rainy disagreeable day. War news stirring the entire Army in [motive] Sheridan defeats the enemy at Hatcher Run. Sloan my Assistant was [relieved] today at my solicitation. Was too [illegible]. Feel sorry but could not keep it. Received a good long letter from my fair Miss H. M. Sweet. has [illegible] then has been exchanged. Wrote letter to Cousin Johnny. Shoulder quite painful. My [illegible] assistant Gen [illegible] printed 400 copies of blank prescriptions. Feel a little better. Also in the evening wrote to Miss Gertrude Taylor [Orange] New Jersey. ------------------------------ Friday, March 31. A rainy disagreeable day. War news stirring the entire army in motion, Sheridan defeats thge enemy at Hatcher’s Run. Sloan my assistant was relieved today at my solicitation, was too saucy, feel sorry but could not help it. Received a quite long letter from my friend Miss H. M. Sweet, her brother has been exchanged, wrote letter to cousin Johnny, shoulder quite painful. My new assistant Geo. A. Royal printed 400 copies of blank prescriptions, feel a little better, also in the evening wrote to Miss Gertrude Taylor, Orange, New Jersey. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014.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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