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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85,
by Various
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Title: The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864
Author: Various
Release Date: March 21, 2008 [EBook #24885]
Language: English
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THE
ATLANTIC MONTHLY.
A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.
VOL. XIV.--NOVEMBER, 1864.--NO. LXXXV.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by TICKNOR AND FIELDS, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Transcriber's Note: Minor typos have been corrected and footnotes moved to the end of the article.
LEAVES FROM AN OFFICER'S JOURNAL.
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[I wish to record, as truthfully as I may, the beginnings of a momentous experiment, which, by proving the aptitude of the freed slaves for military drill and discipline, their ardent loyalty, their courage under fire, and their self-control in success, contributed somewhat