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Frank Malcom letters, 1865
1865-04-25 Page 01
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H'd.. Qrs 7th.. Iowa V. V. Inft Near Raleigh N.C. April 25th.. 1865 My dear Wife I Received Your Kinde letter of the 11th.. inst last week, and answered it immediately. at that time I thought I had quite a lot of good news but I finde now that I must take a part of it back. I mean the part in regard to my getting home by the fourth of July, next, the terms of peace agreed upon by Genl Sherman & the Rebel Authorities on the 18" have not been Rattified by our new President & his Cabinet so we are again to Resume the war path, the 14 20 & 17th.. Corps have moved out and our Corps has orders to move tomorrow, our destination is not Known, but we will no doubt go to the front. and if we are going to try to Run down the Rebel leaders we in my opinion
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H'd.. Qrs 7th.. Iowa V. V. Inft Near Raleigh N.C. April 25th.. 1865 My dear Wife I Received Your Kinde letter of the 11th.. inst last week, and answered it immediately. at that time I thought I had quite a lot of good news but I finde now that I must take a part of it back. I mean the part in regard to my getting home by the fourth of July, next, the terms of peace agreed upon by Genl Sherman & the Rebel Authorities on the 18" have not been Rattified by our new President & his Cabinet so we are again to Resume the war path, the 14 20 & 17th.. Corps have moved out and our Corps has orders to move tomorrow, our destination is not Known, but we will no doubt go to the front. and if we are going to try to Run down the Rebel leaders we in my opinion
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