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18640330-18640331
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Nix [Gus] [Dw] is [illegible] the 3rd Brigade transferred to the 1st [Dw] and the 1st and 2nd Brigade unsolidated under Gen S.S. [Carrell] Expresed (400) dols for [illegbile] [@] 2.M turned [over] my "Puss" to the [illegible] shell [illegible] retirement [regt] today. Good [illegible] to [illegible] ------------------------------ March 30, Wednesday. Our Div. is disbanded, the 3rd Brigade transferred to the 1st Div. and the 1st and 2nd Brigade consolidated under Gen. S.S. Carroll. [8.] March 31, Thursday. Expressed (400) dols for Chief QM, turned over my ‘pass’ to the Quartermaster. Shall probably return to my regt. today. Goodbye to HdQrs. Note: 8. Samuel Sprig Carroll (1832-1893) led the consolidated 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps in the Overland Campaign and was promoted Brig. Gen. on May 14,1864, after his wounding in the Wilderness. Nicknamed “Bricktop” for his red hair. 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 Unpublished manuscript, 2014.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, 1864
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UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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Henry O. Nightingale diaries

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