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1865-04-28 Page 01

H'd.. Qrs 7" Iowa Vt Vols Inft
Near Raleigh N.C. April 28th..
My dear Wife
I have only time to write you a fiew lines this evening. and in fact I have but little in the way of news for you, having given you all of the particulars in my former letters. you will see in the papers that I send you that Johnson has at last surrendered, and that this Army will move again, the 23d.. Army Corps. will remain at & near this place to receive the Arms & parole Johnsons Army.
We have Just Received marching orders; we move tomorrow at 9 A.M. and it is believed by all that we are going to Richmond thence to Washington D.C. and unless something unusual turns up will be sent from there to Iowa and mustered out. I hope now that I will yet be at home with you before the end of the summer, some believe the Veterans will be Kept in the Service until their term of Service Expires but I do not think that the Govermt will want so large a

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H'd.. Qrs 7" Iowa Vt Vols Inft Near Raleigh N.C. April 28th.. My dear Wife I have only time to write you a fiew lines this evening. and in fact I have but little in the way of news for you, having given you all of the particulars in my former letters. you will see in the papers that I send you that Johnson has at last surrendered, and that this Army will move again, the 23d.. Army Corps. will remain at & near this place to receive the Arms & parole Johnsons Army. We have Just Received marching orders; we move tomorrow at 9 A.M. and it is believed by all that we are going to Richmond thence to Washington D.C. and unless something unusual turns up will be sent from there to Iowa and mustered out. I hope now that I will yet be at home with you before the end of the summer, some believe the Veterans will be Kept in the Service until their term of Service Expires but I do not think that the Govermt will want so large a