Sixteen miles northeast of Columbia,
February 20, 1865.
The Provost Guards were the last to leave town. Fifty families of Columbians accompany us; have no idea how many negroes. Hard day’s march.
Army Life of an Illinois Soldier, Charles Wright Wills.
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