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+ | Apr 8th Rec'd news that Lee must surrender and the prospect is good for the war to close soon. | ||
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+ | 9th News was rec'd that Lee had surrenderd himself and his whole army of north Va and they are to stack their arms and be parolled and return home. Lee requests that there shall be immediate peace without further bloodshed. Colonel Gilmore [Charles D. Gilmore] came to see me in the A.M. and I went to town to see him P.M. | ||
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+ | 10th Good news. Our force is operating at Mobile. It is reported that Genl Johnson has surrendered to Genl Sherman. | ||
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+ | 11th The news of Johnson is not confirmed. A large squad of slightly wounded are being transfurd to the Lincoln branch hospital. President Lincoln has returned from Richmond, and is going to make a speech in town this evening. | ||
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+ | 12th I went down to the navy yard, and went onboard of three monitors, the Malapoe [Mahopac?], Saugus, Mantac [Montauk?]. There were in the fight at Wilmington and Charleston. | ||
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+ | 13th I found an acquaintense that belongs to the 102d Pa Vols but the name of Dunmire There is an illumination in town this evening. |
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Apr 8th Rec'd news that Lee must surrender and the prospect is good for the war to close soon.
9th News was rec'd that Lee had surrenderd himself and his whole army of north Va and they are to stack their arms and be parolled and return home. Lee requests that there shall be immediate peace without further bloodshed. Colonel Gilmore [Charles D. Gilmore] came to see me in the A.M. and I went to town to see him P.M.
10th Good news. Our force is operating at Mobile. It is reported that Genl Johnson has surrendered to Genl Sherman.
11th The news of Johnson is not confirmed. A large squad of slightly wounded are being transfurd to the Lincoln branch hospital. President Lincoln has returned from Richmond, and is going to make a speech in town this evening.
12th I went down to the navy yard, and went onboard of three monitors, the Malapoe [Mahopac?], Saugus, Mantac [Montauk?]. There were in the fight at Wilmington and Charleston.
13th I found an acquaintense that belongs to the 102d Pa Vols but the name of Dunmire There is an illumination in town this evening.