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May 28-30, 1865

Sunday, May 28, 1865

very cloudy all day i have bin quite under the weather all day out in the morning did not go to church in the afternoon vincent come up in the evening

Monday, May 29, 1865

quite Pleasent i have bin busy as usol i was agreeably surprised to day last as i was going upstairs tom come walking in he has bin discharged in the evening Nell

Tuesday, May 30, 1865

and i went to school only a few out meeting at mrs baliums quite a good turn out Nell was not there

 

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The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 25, 1865 detailing the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D. C.

The Grand Review of the Armies occurred in Washington, D.C., on May 23 and 24, 1865. The last substantial Confederate forces surrendered on May 26, 1865. Discharge of soldiers began after the review. “The Latest News by Telegraph: The Grand Review,” The Daily Age, May 24, 1865..

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