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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1865-July 1865
1865-03-23 Page 02
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company colors flying band playing and stepping stately as we could while we passed in review before Sherman, Old Billy turned to Gen Schofield and said "there goes a set of grand thieves as ever stole" We didn't relish the compliment much, but as there was so much truth about it we had to swallow it, The 23" Corps was in town having occupied it two day before They had splendid works, We camped outside the line, The "smart Nigger" lost our mule and grub. We first saw regular Nigger soldiers to-day They belonged to 25 corps and were as fine looking
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company colors flying band playing and stepping stately as we could while we passed in review before Sherman, Old Billy turned to Gen Schofield and said "there goes a set of grand thieves as ever stole" We didn't relish the compliment much, but as there was so much truth about it we had to swallow it, The 23" Corps was in town having occupied it two day before They had splendid works, We camped outside the line, The "smart Nigger" lost our mule and grub. We first saw regular Nigger soldiers to-day They belonged to 25 corps and were as fine looking
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