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1865-04-30-Page 01
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Mrs. Stewart S. Foster Route 2, Box 69 Hamburg, Iowa Macon Ga. Aprl 30th.1865 My Dearest Friend, I cannot express to you my feelings of joy. we have this moment received the news that peace is declared in all the County East of the Chatahouchee River. Genl. Upton, our Division Commander, starts for Augusta tomorrow. he takes one letter for each officer in his Command, and as brother Will. is writing home I thought perhapse you might welcome a brief message from your Army friend. Brother Milt and I have both been well during our long march. I will not attempt to tell you all that has transpired since I wrote to you last. to tell the truth I am so overjoyed with the news of peace that I cannot think of the past. Our Campaign has been a very brilliant one, our Company has done more on this expedition than it has done before since the war begun. Our Co captured 350 prisoners 5 pieces of Artillery and one Stand of Colors. 350 stand of small arms and along number of horses. I will enclose Genl. Winslows order. which will inform you of what our Brig. has done. Oh, I do love that man. I suppose you will hear from us by the letter that Capt. wrote for the Comp - the day we arrive here, (which was the 21st)
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Mrs. Stewart S. Foster Route 2, Box 69 Hamburg, Iowa Macon Ga. Aprl 30th.1865 My Dearest Friend, I cannot express to you my feelings of joy. we have this moment received the news that peace is declared in all the County East of the Chatahouchee River. Genl. Upton, our Division Commander, starts for Augusta tomorrow. he takes one letter for each officer in his Command, and as brother Will. is writing home I thought perhapse you might welcome a brief message from your Army friend. Brother Milt and I have both been well during our long march. I will not attempt to tell you all that has transpired since I wrote to you last. to tell the truth I am so overjoyed with the news of peace that I cannot think of the past. Our Campaign has been a very brilliant one, our Company has done more on this expedition than it has done before since the war begun. Our Co captured 350 prisoners 5 pieces of Artillery and one Stand of Colors. 350 stand of small arms and along number of horses. I will enclose Genl. Winslows order. which will inform you of what our Brig. has done. Oh, I do love that man. I suppose you will hear from us by the letter that Capt. wrote for the Comp - the day we arrive here, (which was the 21st)
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