. . strikingan average, in the absenceof testimony, he is con-strained to believe that theydid swearing enough othis consolidation to makebusiness for half a WhateverUncle Sam said went,and until the end, the ad-dress of the boys waschanged to Company C,Fifth Ohio cavalry. The Squadron spentseveral very pleasant weeksat Raleigh, although theconsuming desire to gohome and stay there wasnever for a moment absentfrom the hearts of the North Carolina capitalhad suffered little from thedestructive hand of wa
. . strikingan average, in the absenceof testimony, he is con-strained to believe that theydid swearing enough othis consolidation to makebusiness for half a WhateverUncle Sam said went,and until the end, the ad-dress of the boys waschanged to Company C,Fifth Ohio cavalry. The Squadron spentseveral very pleasant weeksat Raleigh, although theconsuming desire to gohome and stay there wasnever for a moment absentfrom the hearts of the North Carolina capitalhad suffered little from thedestructive hand of the time the Union army marched into the city, it was obvious that the end of thestrife was at hand and General Sherman had issued strict ordersforbidding violence of any kind, to person or property. It hasbeen mentioned that when Sherman left Raleigh for Durhamstation to confer with Johnston, he directed that the news of theassassination of President Lincoln be kept from the soldiers un-til his return. He knew that the hearts and the passions of the (59). FRANK If. D\FIRST SERGEANT, COMPANY A, mlaughlins SQUADRON. 930 THE LONG-METER DOXOLOGY. [November soldiers would be stirred to their profoundest depths, and fearedthat in their uncontrollable rage and fury they would wreak vtngeance upon the city and raze it to the ground. Sherman knewthe strength of his own hand to direct and control his army. The last days in bondage were spent by the Squadron atCharlotte, whither it went from Raleigh early in October. Here,at the end of the month, the welcome order to be mustered outwas received. The tempestuous greeting given to it, the shoutsand yells of delight, are well remembered by those who werethere and can easily be imagined by others. All the details werequickly gone through, according to the official formula, and onthe 30th of October, the tie that bound the boys was severed. Oneof them suggested that they ought to sue Uncle Sam for dam-ages for throwing them out of a job
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