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Frank Malcom letters, 1865
1865-04-19 Page 03
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more see the faces of the loved ones at home. - and yet while we rejoice over our National Victories, we cannot but feel sad when we think of the death of our beloved President and that too by the hand of an assassin. we Recd.. the sad news on the afternoon of the 17" while Genl Sherman & Johnson were arranging terms of peace. I cannot describe to you the Change that Came over us all, we did not then Care whethe Johnson give up or not, but I assuer you it is a good thing for this Country that he did. for if Shermans Army had been compelled to follow him through this Country their line of march would have been marked for years to Come by the destruction of evry thing that they Came in contact with, I must now close will write you again in a fiew days. Remember me to all I now hope that I will return home to you before the summer ends please write often to Your Affectionate Husband Frank Malcom
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more see the faces of the loved ones at home. - and yet while we rejoice over our National Victories, we cannot but feel sad when we think of the death of our beloved President and that too by the hand of an assassin. we Recd.. the sad news on the afternoon of the 17" while Genl Sherman & Johnson were arranging terms of peace. I cannot describe to you the Change that Came over us all, we did not then Care whethe Johnson give up or not, but I assuer you it is a good thing for this Country that he did. for if Shermans Army had been compelled to follow him through this Country their line of march would have been marked for years to Come by the destruction of evry thing that they Came in contact with, I must now close will write you again in a fiew days. Remember me to all I now hope that I will return home to you before the summer ends please write often to Your Affectionate Husband Frank Malcom
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