Four miles
from Raleigh, April 13, 1865, 4 p. m.
The fourth
anniversary of the fall of Fort Sumter. How are you, chivalry? Made a nice
little march of 16 miles and could go on to town as well as not before dark if
it was necessary. Our left wing occupied Raleigh this morning with Kilpatrick
and the 14th A. C. No fighting worth mentioning. We crossed the Neuse six miles
from Raleigh on the paper mill bridge. This is the prettiest campaign we ever
made. No night marching, 60 miles in four days, and just what rations we
started with from Goldsboro in haversacks. Beautiful country to-day, high and
rolling. The bummers found whisky to-day and I saw a number dead drunk by the
roadside. They found an ice house and to-night we have ice water. Picked up a
number of Rebel deserters to-day. The woods are full of them.
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