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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1865-July 1865
1865-04-28
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by an officer who told us the firing was a salute in honor of the surrender of Johnston, and for the good news that we were to start home, or to somewhere immediatel, It was the funniest salute we ever heard, and with a curse for their benefit we turned tail for camp, having a little march of 9 miles for our pains, We got breakfast, and the train having left while we were gone we moved out We passed through Holly S_ and went on quick time until 1 PM then halted
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by an officer who told us the firing was a salute in honor of the surrender of Johnston, and for the good news that we were to start home, or to somewhere immediatel, It was the funniest salute we ever heard, and with a curse for their benefit we turned tail for camp, having a little march of 9 miles for our pains, We got breakfast, and the train having left while we were gone we moved out We passed through Holly S_ and went on quick time until 1 PM then halted
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