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arms were vociferously cheered.  Gen Sherman stood all the time his troops were passing with Mrs. Sherman by his side in the front seat of the Pres stand.

A number of contrabands mules & wagons laden with box & bags chicken & [[kitchen utensell?]] after each driver gave us some idea of the [[supplement?]] if [[ea?]] call [[?]] of an army.  We came home about 4 o'clock having in the days reviewed 135,000 men.  So ends our four years war.  We were told that as many men had perished & more [[?]] than remained [[?]] but [[?]] although we mourn the dead we must rejoice that the great question of slavery which has again & again threatened our destruction is settled at last and our Union established upon a firm & [[soe?]] hope enduring foundation [[end page]]

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May 25     1865
Thursday - Mr. Patterson and party left this morning.  Mrs. [[Dickerson?]] at the dinner table asked Father what he thought of the Darwinian development theory.  Father said he would not say he believed or disbelieved there was much to be said in favor of the theory as well as that of a separate creation of Man.  I strongly held by Agassiz.  Mrs. D. seemed to fear that the truth of the Bible was assailed.  Father said that the Bible was not intended to teach science in this case however Nature & Creation were not in conflict as it is [[not?]] said [[underline]] how [[underline]] man was created.  Father said it was easy to see how different races might have originated.  The ^[[higher?]] marriage of individuals with certain peculiarities shortness of stature large hands feet &c continued[[through?]] several generation would determine a race. Or certain climate might be favorable to certain peculiarities & others unfavorable thus supposing an equal number