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S134 [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] Andover Mass. Aug 2d 1865 Mr. Simons My Dear Friend At your suggestion I put on paper the following items regarding my connection with the military service of our country. At the earnest solicitation of Col. Ch. S. Hamilton - afterwards Maj. Gen. of the 3 Wis. Vols. I became Chaplain of the Reg. June 29th 1861 at Fond du Lac Wis. We left Wis. on the 14th July & went into camp at Sandy Hook Md. on Saturday the 20th the day before the first battle of Bull Run- I remained in the service as Reg. Chaplain about one year when in consequence of the failure of my health [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]
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