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130th Indiana Letter

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Autograph Letter Signed, "F.M.G. Melton Co. B, 130th Regt. Ind. Vol. Inf." 3p. folio, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 2, 1865, and reads in part: "...I have been suffering for some time back with diarrehea and a violent cold...they are not treating us as they should at present for there was orders to muster us out but that mean, contempable, tyranical, red headed son of a ‘sea cook’ Gen. Tom Ruger would not let us be mustered out at our proper time...some of the boys say that as soon as they get their pay they are a going to go home anyhow...I believe I told you in my other lettr that Col. Penny and I are getting up a Regimental Memorial like that company memorial of mine only about ten times as large..." VG.

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