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Civil War Soldiers Letter 9/16/64 “Old Abe “ twice, Black Soldiers 118 th Ohio
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Civil War Soldiers Letter 9/16/64Old Abe mentioned twice ….
118th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
“ The campaign is over for the present and we are glad for it has been a hard one. It lasted from the 7 of May till the 5 of September just four months. “
“ We lost some good boys out of Company F “
“ One killed at Kingston by bushwhackers. Tom killed the 6th of August by shells in front of campaign. Capt. Ruel was also wounded. “
“Mcllen is nominee at Chicago. He has some supporters here all the Rebels that we have taken prisoners say that this Presidential Election will decide the war.”
“ … if Old Abe is elected they know his terms.”
“ So they will have to give up or fight for four years longer and this they can’t do “
“ I have changed my views on the nigger question and like Old Abe set them all free. “
“ There are now in the U. States two hundred thousand Black soldiers in the field defending and aquiring territory to the Union. “
“ The Peace strategy demands that those be disbanded and turned over to there former masters to be restored to slavery “
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