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cabins on his (Mr Segar's) farm. I encamped two colored Regiments on his farm, then being recruited, and two Regiments of Cavalry thereon, and assigned places for the erection of cabins for the wives and the [[crossed-out]] children [[/cross-out]] families of the soldiers who occupied them, while I was in command, and until after the organization of your Bureau.

Col. Curry states that there was a great influx upon the farm during the whole war - that several colored Regiments and batteries were organized on the farm and when ordered to the front, left their families behind in tents, huts, and slab-houses. A division of colored troops encamped there also, about 12 Regiments. The troops left their families to be taken care of and rationed by the Government, and rations were issued until September, 1866. See Col. Curry's statement.

Gen. Miles says that from May 1865 to Sept 1866, the period of his