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soon be over." "Yes," he said, "Murray, it will be over when they kill us, not before." Stepping back out of hearing of the sentinel, the Colonel said, "Murray, do you honestly believe we are to be exchanged?" "Why, most assuredly," I replied. "Why not? And when we get back to the army we will not forget this inhuman treatment." "Well, that's all right; but, Murray," said Fulkerson, "when you and I get back to Dixie the war will be done. If the Yankees intended to exchange us they would have paroled us at Fort Delaware and not sent this heavy guard with us. And now we have an additional guard in the gunboats. I tell you," he continued, "there is trouble ahead for us. Of what character I cannot say, but bear in mind what I say to you; there will be no exchange of this six hundred men. I feel certain of what I say. Now, again," he said, "why are those two officers who took the oath at Fort Delaware on this boat? Why is it they are entertained in the
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