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Jacob Harrison Allspaugh diary, January 1865-July 1865

1865-04-29 -- 1865-04-30

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order to move at daylight, No man allowed to enter a private house, no rails to be burned, 30" Start at sun up and march 16 miles, camping at noon in a deep wood Our march was brisk and over a pretty country blooming in rural beauty, and the very picture of Peace, Nothing was destroyed, and all along the route the smiling faces of citizens or Paroled soldiers met us, Groups of of Ladies & children nodded and smiled as we passed awakening a question as to whether it was joy at the return of peace that
 
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