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1865/03/04
Armstrong, Halleck (fl. 1865)
to: Mary [Armstrong].
Reports on rumor that Sherman has been defeated, hopes it isn't true, talks about great number of dead and burial procedures, remarks on slavery as the sin of the South.
GLC06734.07
1865/03/05
Discusses his commanders & their religiosity, his preaching & religious ministering at the camp.
GLC06734.08
1865/03/07
Talks about systematic pilfering of the Sanitary Commission by high ranking soldiers; also reports on seeing black troops: "Today for the first time I saw whole regiments of black troops…They appear quite as well on parade as their more thoroughly...
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1865/03/08
Reports various rumors about Sheridan's maneuvers. Also reports on nearby black uprising: "Our allies, the darkies, are evidently burning out their beloved Masters…"
GLC06734.10
1865/03/09
Describes army medic routines & ambulances, describes desolation of landscape due to war.
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1865/03/10
Reports on troop maneuvers, Sheridan's whereabouts, etc.
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[1865]/03/10 Evening
Describes wounding of his troops, & ministering to soldiers.
GLC06734.13
Describes the death of soldiers, his inspection of their graveyards.
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1865/03/12
Reports on rumors that "Sherman, & Schoield, and Sheridan are working up, & Grant has Lee by the throat." Also describes in detail his work as a Chaplain & what it consists of.
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1865/03/13
"I keep no diary of events, so I guess I had better send my diary home in the form of letters."
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