" After remaining in my pleasant quarters on the gun-boat long enough to recruit my shattered forces, I bade my kind friends farewell and went to Memphis, where I reported to the general in command. He granted me a thirty days' furlough, as I was still far from being strong or well.
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| Near Spanish Fort |
I went home and remained a few days, but the desire to rejoin my comrades was so strong that I could not resist, and in less than two weeks I reported to my regiment at Bowling Green, Ky. We were soon ordered to New Orleans, and from there to Spanish Fort, and took part in one of the last battles of the war." [Source]
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