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General Sherman has [issued] orders for all Sitizens to leave the place rebels going south and [Levied] persons North their is an armistice between the two armies now has all persons going South to go through the lines it is nine miles to Jonesborogh Sherman convoys all citizens to that place [where] the rebels receive them in their lines. We have a hundred men their and the rebels a hundred to see to the transfers. [Lt. Tracey?] has just got back says they load right out of our wagons into the rebel niggers. I was down to the [courthouse?] yesterday to see the destruction of property by the rebels when they left the city I presume you have read the account in the paper it is a great sight this has been a great manufacturing place for the rebels and I presume they will feel the loss very much it is of more importance to them than Richmond in front of our Camp is a large rebel [fourt] and in it is [three?] 32 lb guns left by the rebels they