{"id":13882,"date":"2012-04-24T09:47:54","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T13:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-shannon\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2021-12-05T19:02:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T00:02:26","slug":"october-11-29-1864","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/2012\/04\/24\/october-11-29-1864\/","title":{"rendered":"October 11 – 29, 1864"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\"Shannon-v2a-p69\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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11th.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For<\/span> the past three days I
\nhave been before the General
\nCourt Martial that is trying
\nBrig. Gen. Spinola, as a witness.
\nShall go up again tomorrow.
\nYesterday<\/span> + today I dined
\nwith Genl. Hinks at the Astor.
\nH. is on the stump more or
\nless, came near going with
\nhim to Patterson last night.
\nThe<\/span> election’s yesterday
\nresulted gloriously for our country.
\nHeard<\/span> Gough last night
\nat Cooper Institute. Heard him
\nsay much the same in Washington
\nlast winter.<\/p>\n

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Friends intimate that I will
\nsoon receive a commission
\nin the 25th. Cavalry.<\/p>\n

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Father<\/span> still enjoys himself
\nhere.<\/p>\n

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28th.<\/span>
\nVery<\/span> stormy day. John
\nRomer does not dare to come further
\nthan City Island + I open com-
\nmunication with Genl’s barge.
\nLetters<\/span> from “Male + Ellis.
\nMale is exchange officer for the
\n18th. corps + keeps me supplied
\nwith regular files of Richmond<\/p>\n

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papers. Ellis is on Doubledays
\ncount trying the villains who
\nhave forged votes for the soldiers.
\nWhat a fine set we have
\nto fight against here at honor [?]
\nThey haven’t a tithe of the
\nhonor which characterizes the
\nSouthern face [?].
\nChum<\/span> is in Sect’y Fessendon’s
\noffice.
\nDined<\/span> with Ms. Hinks today
\n+ had a very pleasant conversation.
\n“Dr. Antonio” + “The Initials” are two
\nbook’s [sic] which she recommends.<\/p>\n

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The<\/span> result of my investigation
\nordered in Barrack “A” was
\n$2300.00 . They never could
\ncome by so much money
\nhonestly.
\n* * *<\/span><\/p>\n

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29th.<\/span>
\nThe<\/span> “Tribune” of this morning
\nis all ablaze with energetic
\npatriotism.
\nThe<\/span> “fraud Court” proceeds
\nboldly with its investigations. Col.
\nHolt in his opening address<\/p>\n

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said; “Hitherto the ballet box has been
\nto the soldier what the Altar is
\nto the Christian.”
\nI<\/span> am thinking it will be
\na good fight that we are going
\nto have here at the north as
\nwell as the brave boys down
\nSouth.
\nAll<\/span> hail to the Republic!
\nLive ever. Let me as a true
\nAmerican consecrate my whole
\nenergies to thy service.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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