The Letters of Felix Voltz (Feb 22, 1865)
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into a Steamer but not into no Rooms or on deck for a Soldier is no Account down here at all. we was put down in lowes & end of the Boat where they keep all the dirtyest Stuff they have such things as hides and their we had to stay untill we got up to Fortess Monroe. then we got to Fortess Monroe about Noontime then we marched about 4 miles from the town and got too A place called Camp Hamilton and they put us into Barigs where there was about 300 soulders and their we stayed that Night untill Moring about 7 oclock then we marched that same way in and when we got to the dock the Boat was gone then we
marced back to Fortess Monroe and stayed in the yard around untill Eveing about five oclo and then we left Fortess Monroe and rode that Night about 10 oclock then came to a place called City Point then we marched about a mile their we came too some tents and their we stayed that Night untill Next Morning about ten oclock then we went down too the Depot then we got on top the Cars and rode about 40 miles then we got to a Station called Patricks Station and their we got of and marched out in the field about 6 or 8 miles then we arrived to the Regment when we got here the whold Regment almost
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