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Date Created and/or Issued: 18650303
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Transcription: [written above date] Stanton General Hospital Washington D.C. A very rainy disagreeable day. War news good. The City of Columbia burned by order of Genl. Sherman for the wilful murder of seventeen of our men. Great preparations are being made for the Inaugeration, tomorrow. Received a letter from (15)my Bethrothed bringing joy to my heart. Also wrote letter to my friend Nichol [Illegible] in [Illegible], visited Mrs Moon at the [Illegible] Printing office. also took a walk to the Post Office. [Illegible] not feel very well printed 25 copies of Books. 100 Envelopes, and [Illegible] 5 quires of writing paper. ------------------------------- Friday, March 3. A very rainy disagreeable day. War news good, the city of Columbia burned by order of Gen’l Sherman for the wilful murder of seventeen of our men. [2.] Great preparations are being made for the inauguration tomorrow. Received a good long letter from my betrothed bringing joy to my heart, also wrote letter to my friend Nicol Jones in Alexandria. Visited Mr. Moon at the government printing office also took a walk to the post office. Have not felt very well, finished 25 copies of blanks, 100 visiting cards and 50 envelopes and heading 5 quires of writing paper. Note: 2. Columbia, South Carolina was surrendered at 11AM Feb,17, 1865 but the burning of the city was not a reprisal for 17 deaths. According to Sherman the city caught fire when CSA Gen. Wade Hampton ordered that all cotton, public and private, should be moved into the streets and fired. The prevailing tempest winds took the fire out of control. The Union army along with the people of Columbia fought the fire all night (O.R. 47, i, p.98). Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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