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�137 I went to the city, and to the patent office and got back at noon. We were transfured to the main Lincoln hospital in the P.M. I was put in the 4th pavilion 37th tent. 26th I got a letter from home. The Sergeant in charge of this ward belongs to the 1st ME Veterans. He studied medicine with Dr. Baxter of Kenduskeag Me, and his name is Roberts. 27th News came that Booth has been killed and brot to this city. He was caught somewhere in Maryland. 28th Booth was shot at 15 minutes passed 3 o'clock tuesday morning the inst and died at 10 minutes passed 7 oclock the same morning. A man by the name of Harrold was taken prisoner after Booth was shot and is now in custody in this city. I was down town on a pass, went to the capital, Washingtons monument and and the patent office. 29th It is ordered that the volunteers in the field and all men in hospitals not under medical treat-ment are to be discharged, by an order from the war department. 30th We were mustered at 11 clock A.M. Just one month since I was wounded. May 1st G W Fawls [Gowen W. Fowles] and I went down town to see Col Gilmore [Charles D. Gilmore] in the evening. The comsti [bottom right corner of page is missing.] is Auges[? Aingur]