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Nlele dị ukwuu 79

Bill kwuru n'obi iru uju, "Turkey ahụ ahapụla ya ukwu, sir."

Na nleta a nna otu ụbọchị gara na ahịrị picket dị elu ma jiri nwayọọ guzoro na obere obere earthwork, na ya ubi-enyo enyo nyochara na mgbidi ndị nnupụisi. Walcott mechara gwa m ya nwere nnọọ obi ụtọ mgbe nna gbadara; ya onwe ya agaraghị achọ iguzo n'ebe ahụ na nke ya uwe na Otu abalị nna tetara wee nụ otutu mgbọ egbe. Achọrọ ịma ihe na-aga- N'ịga n'ihu, ọ kpọtere Walcott. Mgbe Walcott ji nwayọọ jụọ ma mmiri ọ̀ na-ezo, ọ sịrị, “Ee, ee, mgbe ahụ, ha na-agbapụ ka ndị na-agbahapụ agbahapụ " tụgharịrị wee hie ụra.

Nna kpọọrọ m gaa hụ nnukwu nyocha na Wash- ington na njedebe nke agha. Anyị hụrụ Army nke Potomac na-aga ala Pennsylvania Avenue ụlọ ọrụ n'ihu, na ndị agha ịnyịnya Custer na-acha uhie uhie ha neckties . Anyị mechara gafere ogologo oge ochie àkwà mmiri, na ihe dị ka kilomita anọ banye Virginia ruo Gen- Eral Walcott's camp. N'echi ya nna gara n’ịnyịnya ịhụ ka ndị agha Sherman batara; na N’echi ya, anyị laghachiri Washington. Papa kwuru na anyị ga-agafe àkwà mmiri pontoon na ọ gafere n'uhuruchi mbụ. Anyị gara n'okporo ụzọ isi wee gbatuo osisi- okporo ụzọ nke ọma na wiil nke ogbunigwe gbajiri agbaji. Mgbe anyị ruru Potomac enweghị àkwà mmiri dị ebe ahụ. O nwere gara n'otu abalị.