Kate went to town and returned on the 11 o’clock train & Ephe and Lucy went up on the afternoon train to stay until Monday.
Rufus who has served three years and three months in the army most faithfully and now wishes to retire from the service, finds every obstacle thrown in his way. They want him to stay on.
Fred. J. Cutter who lived several years with us but has been lately going to school in Cincinnati came to see us. He expects to enter Marietta College this fall and brother William is going to assist him.
Peggy's note:
Rufus Dawes, Julia's nephew, volunteered to serve with the Sixth Wisconsin for three years. Now that his time was up, he very much wanted to return home to Marietta to his new wife, Mary. But the Union army was short of experienced officers and was endeavoring to persuade him to continue to serve. They promoted him to Colonel and promised him a well-manned regiment. . . .and slowed the paperwork for mustering out.
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