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A little company of my best workers were sent to Wilmington, N. C., in charge of my secretary, Mary Shelton, in the spring of 1865, to care for the sick being gathered there, and the half-starved prisoners being sent in for exchange.
The dangers and hardships of the journey were very great; but after many delays they finally reached there and were able to render valuable service.