Archive for 13. July 2009

TIME TO LEAVE.–

One of the “contrabands,” who found his way to Boston with returning troops, related his experience on the battle-field as follows: “Ye see, massa, I was drivin’ an ambulance, when a musket-ball come and kill my horse; and den, pretty soon, the shell come along, and he blow my wagon all to pieces–and den I got off!”

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