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1866. Thursday, January 18. On the cars. Ill. Central RR Arrived at Chicago about noon & went to the Tremont house & ate a hearty dinner. - A better hotel than when I was here before in 1856. - After dinner with Capts Banks & Hershe Emanuel W. Hershe, 47th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry went to clothing store & bought our clothing. I bought two complete suits & an overcoat amounting to $145,00 Bought a hat for $4,50 Gloves $2,00. A Mr Washburn whom I knew at Washington come in and sat an hour. Went to the Depot at 11 PM & take the cars for Washington at 12 Midnight. Take a sleeping car. Met at the Depot Capt. Devereaux Walter F. Devereaux, 47th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry men of my Reg't