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Tuesday, February 21, 1865. A Company of the 177 took the prisoners to fort Anderson an dour command moved on toward Wilmington moved some five mile put up works and camped for the night. At two Oclock in the morning packed up marched back three mile about faced and came back and went to bed. It wa five Oclock AM slept until morning

Wednesday, February 22, 1865. To day Colonel Jordon wa appointed Provost marshall of the City of Wilmington and the 104th to do Provost duty. We crossed Cape fear river and passed into the City the Band struck up Yankee doodle. The streets wer crowded with citizens and danys. We went to the outskirts of town and we out into barracks. There eight of our men prisoners here who starved to death and two who are just alive.

Repository: Mohican Historical Society, Cleo Redd Fisher Museum, Loudonville, Ohio