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April 10th A.D. 1865. It still rained a little. I writ some. A citizen came in at midnight & reported where two rebels were. & Lt Braton & about 12 men went out & Captured them & brought them in. & each of them had two good revolvers. A dispatch came stating that 36,000 Prisnors & 100 Pieces of artillery & 7 Genls including Genl Uel & a number of wagons & ambulances fell in our mens hands in the east. The wagon train came in & brought 4 days mail. I received one letter from Levi. He was sick & had bin sick so much that he has lost his detail as Courier & is back to his comp doing guard duty with a sword at the hospital when well. The Courier that took his plase was badly wounded by guerrillas. I writ & sent out 3 large letters. 3 dispatches were read to us & were all good. & another came around at 3 P.M. It was official that Genl Lee had surrendered his whole army. That was such good news that we gave 3 chears. Mrs. Lee was left in Petersburgh when they evacuated. & Caminel was left in Richmond by order of Jeff Davis to see if he and President Lincoln could come to terms of peace. We drew beef & halled wood. We drew clothing. There is a signal line established from hear to Corps Hd qrs. It stoped raining at dark. We retired late.

April 11th A.D. 1865. I was asked by the boys if I had quit tailoring since my commission. I told them I had not quit anything that I could do to accomodate the boys becaus I was commissioned, but that I would ever be ready to help them & they will ever find as warm a friend in me as ever. I changed & sewed pockets in the Boys Pockets. We drew 5 days rations. & as I was reported on the morning report as 1st Lt I could not draw rations & went to the commissary & bought coffee, Pickle Pork & Pickles, to amount to $2.50. A official dispatch came stating that Genl R. E. Lee had surrendered his whole army & himself to Genl U.S. Grant on proposals made by grant on the 8th or 9th of April. The terms are as follows as well as I can remember. Genl Grant writ to Genl Lee & told him he could surrender himself & army to him by making out two rolls of all officers & men. One to keep himself & one for Grant. & they would alowed to keep all side arms & personal property & be Payrolled & alowed to go home till properly exchanged both officers & men. & are not to take up arms till they are exchanged. And all government Property to be turned over to men selected by Genl Grant to be stored away. Our Pioneers are ordered to cut crossties. After 5 P.M. they comenced firing a salute of one hundred shots by anvill over the victory in the East. & the bands all played & the bells were ringeing in every direction & quite a stir in town. I went to town after night. & the town was aluminated by fires in the streets & candles in the windoes. I retired late.

April 12th A.D. 1865. I was detailed for guard & it comenced raining hard. We went on guard at 9 A.M. in town. A dispatch was read to us all good news. The Nomber of Officers that Genl Lee surrendered was one Genl in Chief & 3 Lieutenant Generals & 16 Major Generals & 62 Brigadier Genls. President Lincoln returned from Richmond to Washington. It is rumored that Genl Wilson has captured Genl Forest & his whole command at Selma. Genl Stoneman has reached the Danvill R.R. ledeing to Goldsboro. It is rumored that Genl Johnson is goying to surrender. He is said to be retreating to ward where Genl Lee surrendered to help Genl Lee. I think before many days we will hear of Genl Johnson surrendering. The communication by telegraph is open to this plase. I remembered that about 3 A.M. or early in the morning four years ago this cruel war began by firing on fort Sumpter. On the 13th terms of surrender or evacuation were accepted by Robert Anderson Maj 1st artillery (being the same terms offered on the 11th of April prior to the commencement of hostilities.) by Genl Beauregard. & on the after noon of the 14th Maj Anderson & troops marched out colors flying & drums beating takeing away company & Personal Property & saluteing the flag with 50 guns. O what a change in four years. More than ever before I think in the same length of time, it would take a number of the smartest of men to tell the many things that has transpired & all that has happened. But a fiew things I might name that I have saw my self in the Southern States when they use to have every thing conveniant & live happy. Now the fine mansions & residents are deserted & destroyed & many have bin used for Hospitals. & the nice yards & flour gardens are grave yards. Many fine buildings & even furniture have bin used in fortifying & the nice farms robbed of their fences, cut full of entrenchments, dotted over with graves & thousands of human bones lying bleeching on thousands of bloody hard fought battlefields, mills, factorys & mashines gone to wreck, woman & children liveing desparate & almost starveing. O that god may so arange the closing of this war that no other like it will ever arise.

It rained all day & nearly all night. I had orders from Coln Knefler P.V.M. to alow some of the 79th Ind & 19th O.V.I. to have a dance in town & to instruct the guards not to interupt them unless they started a row. & if they did I was to brake up the dance. I went to the dance. & all went off quiet & peaceable & I did not bother them. We was out till nearly midnight Patrolling town.

April 13th A.D. 1865. It was still raining. I had slept but little. We was relieved at 9 A.M. It stoped raining at noon. The boys traided coffee for Pies. Downing took sick yesterday & is very bad. A wagon train came in loded with rations & mail. I received a letter. A dispatch came in & was read to us. & it is official that Linchburgh is surrendered. Cotton 25, goald 1:45. Rumors of peace are current. Many other good little dispatches was read. A detail of men went out of our regt to Patroll the Country. I writ & sent out a letter. It was rumored we would move before many days. It is said the colors or Stars & Stripes that was surrendered or taken from fort Sumpter tomorrow 4 years ago are to be histed in fort Sumter & the rebel Batterys that fired on the fort are to fire a salute of 100 guns. I bought some beans. We drew beef & one days coffee. I traded some coffee for Saur Krout. We retired late.

April 14th A.D. 1865. it was clear & a white frost. The train started back after rations. I filled some recapitualtions on muster rolls & prepaired them to send away. An official dispatch came Stateing that no more enlistments of troops in loyal States are to be made. & no contracts of any kind are to be made by the government. & it is said Jeff Davis ast permission to go to Europ never to return. & the Genl answered him that he was fighting this war & not answering such questions. Genl Shermans army is reequiped & ready to make a hasty move against Genl Johnson, to see what he would do since the defeat of R.E. Lee. A train went out for Genl Lee & Grant & Staff. Grants army is moveing Eastward nearer their Supplyes. & a Genl & command has took posession of Richmond & cleaning it up & ussing the mills & mashines. Genl R.E. Lee desires to go to Europe with family. He is very much depressed since his late defeat. & Jeff Davis has deserted him & retreeteing on his own hook. & the citizens think very hard of him for it. Our government is issueing 12,000 rations daily to the Citizens of Richmond. At 12 M we heared the cannons comence fireing a salute of 100 guns. It is thought the battery was at Greenville. & the News is unknown to us. The Citizens came in with Pies & bread. & the boys traded for pies, milk & cornbread. It was very warm. I went to church when the bell rang & could not get in the church for the croud. There was a ball or dance in town. We retired late. It rained in the night.

April 15th A.D. 1865. It threatened rain. Downing is worse. & is reduced very much in flesh & strength. & he craves nothing to eat. I told him if I could help him any way I would do so. We spoke of takeing him to the hospital. & the surgeon said they had no conveniances at the hospital as our hospital train is not hear. & Surgeon McFaddon said he could have anything he had to eat or any thing to help him along. It rained. We sent E. M. Downing to the hospital. I went to Judge Luckys house & borowed a book & Novelette. There was 3 young Ladies there & appeared very friendly & like fine girls. I supose they are Luckys Daughters. I borowed the books out of their large library. A dispatch came & was read to us. Genl Sherman is after Johnson. Genl Lee wants all officers commanding Southern forces to Surrender without further suspensions of blood. Jeff Davis dispatched to Genl Grant to know if he would allow him to leve the United States. Genl Lee & officers of the late surrender express great Pleasure & gratitude in the liberality of our government & officers toward them. Our authorities think our expenses can be reduced one million dollars per day & not injur our progress in crushing the rebellion. Many other little dispatches of importance were read. In the evening 6 of us got leve of the coln & Genl Beatty to go to Greenville to be mustered. & we borowed horses & mules to ride. & as I did not know when we would return I took the borowed books back to Mrs. Luckys at dark. & the old lady & 3 daughters composed the seemeingly happy family. & they were very Polite & talketive & I talked with them for some time & returned to camp late & retired late.

April 16th 1865, Sunday. it was clear & nice. I was up early & got ready. & 6 of us started mounted on horses & mules. Armed with revolvers before 8 A.M. & we passed a train & met our supply train at Ray town. & they told us they saw a dispatch that President Lincoln had bin shot at a theater & was dead. & Seward, Secretary of State, was killed in his bead by being stabbed. We was also told that an order had bin issued to muster no more officers. But we knew we was safe for our papers had went up the 1st of April. We did not believe the report of the President's death. Our Brig Mail Carrier told us to keep close togeather, that he had bin captured this morning, & all taken from him except mail & horse. We was ready to receive an atack but was not bothered. & we got to Greenville at 2:30 P.M. & the Capt Mustering officer was not at Div Hd Qrs. & we went to Div supply train & got our horses fed, as they was tiered, the roads being very muddy, & haveing traveled 25 miles in 6 1/2 hours. We went to the hospital & saw B.F. Long, G. Andrews, Thos. Swan, Stimet, & a good many other boys of our regt who are detailed. & we eat supper with them & Ezra Buchanan & I took our horses to where Alexander Irwin stays & made arangements to stay all night with him. I could not get my minds consent that the sad news of our Chief Magistrates death but I read the dispatch myself & it was official. & it was two bad to think of. I dont think punishment is or can be two severe for the men or assassin. The murder or assassin of our Chief Magistrate was J. Wilks Booth. & when he shot the President he droped the single barled pistol & drew a dagger or bright bladed knife out of his bosom & leaped out of the presidents Box on the stage & said "Sic semper Tyrannis". & made his escape through the curtain doors to the back way & leaped on his horse, which he had ready & made his escape. Vice President Andy Johnson took the oath of office & took the plase of Lincoln on the 15th day of April. & I think the rebels will have as hard a man to deal with as Lincoln, but they will be apt to blow now, for they said they would not come in the union under President Lincolns Proclimation . & know as they have suceeded in killing him, I expect they will come in soon. President Lincoln died 22 minuts after 7 A.M. The mans name is John Wilkes Booth that shot the President with a single bareled Pistol. Secretary Wm. H. Seward & Fred K. Seward was dangerously wounded.

It is said several Bridges on the Chattanooga & Nashville R.R. is washed away. I saw the residence that Andy Johnson use to live in. & his little printing office & tailor shop that he owned when he lived in Greenville Tennessee

April 17th 1865. we was up early & wated for Capt McIlvain (Mustering officer) till after 10 A.M. & he come to the office & we took the oath of Alegiance & oath of office & was sworn in & got our discharge papers & mustering rolls & started at 10:30 A.M. It was rumored that Johnson had surrendered to Sherman & Jeff Davis was in our hans. It was said the cars only come to Bull gap. We met a train at Ray town. We met 6 rebels. & they was not armed. & they convinsed us they had come to Jonesboro to give themselves up. & was goying to Greenville Tenn & we let them pass. We got to Jonesboro at 6:30 P.M. & was very tired having rode 50 miles & not use to rideing. We saw in town hand bills as follows "WHO KILLED THE PRESIDENT? ALL THE TRAITORS IN THE LAND." We heared that a good many of rebel Vauns command had sent in a flag of truse to know if we would let them come in.

I received 4 letters with good news. The regt had bin relieved of P.V.G. On morning of 16th. The band played for our regt for dressparade. & a good many ladies had come to see our regt on parade. & orders were read in Parade. One concerning Picket firing. One concerning litter bearers. They have to draw guns & rig & keep them in good repair at all times. One complimenting Genl Thomas & officers & men for their fighting quallities. I went & saw Downing, he is very low. Shipman is wating on him. Mr. Wiat the historian got the history of our regt & the 80th Ind & is goying to return home. A surgeon that is assigned to the 2nd North Carolina came to this town on his way to the front to his regt. & I took him to our Comp to stay all night & got his supper & put his horse away.

April 18th 1865. It threatened rain. I saw the Surgeon start on his jorney safe. I got some rations. I writ some. Comp "D" started with our wagon train to Greenville. We drew Cabbage Pickled & Potatoes. A dispatch was read to us. It is thought Genl Johnson will soon surrender to Sherman on same terms that Lee surrendered. It is said Booth is captured. Thombson is suposed to be the man that wounded Seward. Seward is in a gaining condition. & it is suposed he will recover with Proper care. Tomorrow, 19^th, funeral services of the President will be attended to. Genl R.E. Lee has gon to Danville to try to persuade Jeff Davis to stop further Progress of the war or further expensions of blood, or in other words to come to terms of peace. Cotton 35, goald 1.44. Some rebels near 100 in nomber came in hear from Vaughns comnand. It rained some. I writ two large letters. A rebel came in & while taking with the boys said bulley for the man that killed the President. & John W. Hoop of Co "A" 79th Ind struck him & fought him a while & they took him away & put him under guard. Our supply train was ordered back.

I went to Luckys & got those books I had not read through. & had quite a pleasant talk with the Ladies. They had heared that we was goying to move back. & they said they wished our regt & the 86th Ind would stay. They seeme more like oald acquaintance & Northern people than any I have come across or formed acquaintance with in the south. I put my time all in at reading. The regt had Genl Inspection in the evening. At night the boys made a plot to hang the reb that Hoop fought & had the rope & every thing ready. & it is said one man went in & persuaded him to put on a womans Cloth & they would pass him through the Picket line. & if he did not make his escape he would be hung the next day. & he concented & was dressed. & the officers at Brig Hd Qrs took the hint & went in & had him sent away & hid. Our boys intended to hang him when they got him out toward the Picket line.

April 19th A.D. 1865. it was a nice morning. I was detailed for picket & went out in charge of 21 men & 4 Sergts. I put my time in at reading. Some of Genl Tilsons men came from the front & stoped at town. The boys said our train went out a forriageing & they drew 3 days rations except bread one day to do 3 on the account of some being spoilt. The boys brought my dinner & said they traided coffee for butter & apple butter. They heared a dispatch read. Mobile was evacuated. Johnston is said to have surrendered. It rained a growing shower & continued nearly all night.

April 20th 1865. I was relieved after 8 A.M. & at 10 A.M. we got orders to move & then orders came for Cos "E" & "C" to go in town to guard town. I took my borrowed Books to Mr. Luckys & they did seem sorry to see us leve & said they wished we could stay till their friends come home. It is said the citizens in this plase patitinteed to Genl Stanly to leve our regt & 86th Ind at Jonesboro. I felt sorry to leve this part of the country worse than any other in the South, for I knew there were a good many good union citizens in East Tenn. & they fear they will be abused when we leve. I went to see Downing. He is very low & I fear he will never be with us again. He will be left. & we tried to leve one of the Co to nurse him but could not. We got orders that we would stay till Genl Tilson or some other troops come & relieved us. The Brig started at 12 M. Genl Stoneman passed through this plase goying back. It rained & hailed hard. Some rebels came in. We put out pickets all around town. As our regt was all that was left. We retired late.

April 21st A.D. 1865. It threatened rain. I went & saw downing. He is very bad but I could not assist him. & at 9:10 A.M. the Genl sounded. I don up one tent & my blankets & all the blankets in my mess to have them halled. The most of the boys put their knapsacks in the wagon. We went in town & started at 10:15 A.M. & there was some of our brigade sick left back, Downing with them & no one of our regt were left to Nurse. & Surgeon McFaddon said Downing cried because he was left alone. There was some ladies in town cried when we left for there was only a very fiew troops left in town. & they said they hated wors to see our regt leve than any other regt they had ever seen, on either rebel or union side. We stoped at Leesburgh at 12 M. for dinner. The boys with our wagons in our rear about a mile was fired at by guerrillas. We started at 1 P.M. & passed through Ray town & stoped at 5:15 P.M., haveing marched 16 miles. We pitched tents & sent out pickets & retired late on a bed of grass or meadow.

April 22nd A.D. 1865. Reville at 5 A.M. The Genl sounded at 6 A.M. & we started at 6:5. & it was cool & nice marching. & the boys got to holowing & crowding the Colnl. & we marched the last 2 1/2 miles into Greenville in 37 minuts. We got to Greenville at 8 minuts till 9 A.M., having marched 9 miles in 2:47 minuts [hours] & reasted 30 minuts of that time. The troops had left Greenville. The cars have bin to Greenville. It was said the rebel Genl Mosby surrendered 8,000 in Miss-- we drew 3 days rations of Bread, Coffee, Meet & Sugar. I waid 165 lbs. We started at 11 A.M. & stoped at 11:40 for dinner & started at 1 P.M. It cleared off. We marched through Blue Springs & crossed Lick Crick & stoped for the night at 5 P.M. haveing marched 24 miles.

April 23rd 1865, Sunday. Reville at 4 A.M. It was cloudy. The Genl sounded at 5:30. The rumor was that our Brig had got on the cars at Bull Gap at midnight. We started at 6 A.M. & marched through the gap & stoped at the same plase we had left on the 3rd haveing marched 4 miles. & our Brig was all in camp & John Shoemaker rejoined the Comp. We received mail. I received 3 letters. & I received my Dress Coat Pants & unlined blowse. & they cost $85.10. Our teems unloaded baggage at depot & started by land to Knoxville. It is said a train runn off 30 miles below hear & killed 1 man & wounded 16. I read an Indianapolis Journal, & it stated the serious & solemn affect the Death of President Lincoln had on the people of the whole world. I bought Chees to eat on the cars. We started for the depot at 6:50 P.M. & marched one mile to depot & drew 3 days rations. At 8 there was a hospital train came in. & freight trains followed. I received two letters with good news. We got in the cars before 11 Oclock & 37 men to the cars. We layed down to sleep & the cars started about midnight.

April 24th 1865. It was clear & a big frost. We crossed the Holston river & stoped at 8 A.M. to get breakfast, & let some trains pass. We arived in Knoxville before 10 A.M. It is rumered that Genl Stanly told Coln Knefler that Johnson had surrendered to Genl Shereman on unconditionly surrender. & it is rumered in the Chattanooga Paper that Genl Smith had disband his troops in Texas. & it is thought we are goying to Nashville to fix up our books. & the 1862 troops are to be discharged. It is said tomorrow (25th) a nomber of men from both sides, North & South, are to meat to see if they can come to terms of peace. & a good many think peace will be declared tomorrow, for the rebels are Played out now. We got our baggage that we sent to store at this plase from New Market. We saw the 2nd Div teems loading on the cars. We started at 2:15 P.M. & saw great improvements along the road. & crops of corn & oats are being put in. There has bin some land sold in Tennessee for $2.60 Pr Acre to the highest bidder. I believe it is Confiscated land. We got supper while trains passed us. We crossed the river at Louden on the high Bridge & was 3 minuts crossing as it is a long bridge. We retired early to reast.

April 25th A.D. 1865. It was cool & frosty. We arived in Chattanooga at 5 A.M. & got breakfast while they Changed Engins. & we learned we would not leve till 10 A.M. I put on my new Blowse, the first officers cloth I ever wore. I went to see if I could find Foley or Wilkison. They came to see us. & sent to get their clothing to go with us, for we told them we thought it would be the best thing they could do, but they did not return. We started at 10:15 A.M. & saw 4 gunboats at Bridge Port. We did not tarry at Stevenson, & passed through the Tunnel after 6 P.M. & stoped at switches to let trains pass us. & we retired at 8 P.M. To sleep on the cars. & was some what crowded.

April 26th A.D. 1865. I awoak before 5 A.M. & we had just stoped in Nashville. I got up & was just ready to Start to hunt Levi. & the cars started out on the Johnsonville R.R. We went out 2 miles & unloaded where the 2nd Div had unloded. It was a hot day. It was said we would go out on the Murfreesboro Pike to camp. The whole talk & rumor is that the 1862 troops will be mustered out. & the other troops formed in a new corps. We got on the cars again. & after 12 M. runn back & stoped in town. & I went to Colliege Hill & found Levi. He was tolerable well & said he waid 175 lbs since I last saw him. We went to Depot & talked a good while. He feared I would not be discharged when the regt was to go home with him. & he said if I did not he would go in the army again. We got Cider & Cakes to eat. We got off the cars & started after 2 P.M. & marched out the Murfreesboro Turn Pike. & it was very dusty & warm. We stoped 3 miles from the City for the night at 4:10 P.M. We have road about 320 miles & marched about 50 since we left Jonesboro E. Tenn, making 370 miles in all. We pitched tents. & I writ some. We retired early.

April 27th A.D. 1865. I writ & sent out 4 letters. It was said the Brig had got off the cars near the City at the Station. We drew a fiew Potatoes & dryed apples. Sanitary goods. It rained a little. It was said the Soldiers [going] home has been stoped in Nashville & all the soldiers camped in Indiana & Ohio are ordered to report to the front. It is said all recruits that came in regts in 1862 are to be discharged. The Paper stated that Genl Johnston had not surrendered yet, but him & Genl Sherman had met & had a conference under a flag of truce but did not come to terms of surrender as Johnston would not except Shermans Proposals. It is thought he will soon be compelled to surrender. It is said Booth & Thombson the assassinaters of President Lincoln & Seward were both shot trying to make their escape. It was rumored that we would go to Little Rock Arkansas. We retired late & received mail. I received one letter. It rained nearly all night.

April 28th A.D. 1865. It rained a good deal. We drew 2 days rations. I went to Commissary & bought rations for my self. I writ some & made out a monthly return. I received a good interesting letter from a near friend. We traided Coffee for Pies. The Papers stated that J. Wilkes Booth was shot & died. & the man that made the attack on Seward is now said to be Herrold. They were in a barn in Va & a part of the 14th regt N Y Cavelry regt numbering 25 men discovered them in a barn & ast them to surrender. & they did not. & the barn was fired. & Herald wanted to surrender. & they handcuffed him & Booth said he would defend himself against the 25 if they would give him a specified number of yards distance. They would not. He shot at the Squad & a Sergt shot him in the head. The ball entered about the same plase the ball had entered the Presidents head. & Booth died in 4 hours. Booth had bin hurt by his horse falling. I writ by candle light. The papers stated that Andrew Johnston was sworn in to office as president of the United States by Chief Justice Chase at 11 A.M. on the 15. Secretary McCulloch, Attorney Genl Speed & others were present. He remarked, "The duties are mine, & I will perform them, Trusting in God." I read till late & retired.

April 29th A.D. 1865. It rained a little. I put my time in at reading, & writing. It is said a dispatch came stating that Johnston would surrender if our authorities would Pardon Jeff Davis. & two hours later a dispatch stated he had surrendered on the same terms that R. E. Lee had. We moved after dinner to the Brigade & layed off camp in regular stile in a nice shady grove on a little hill about 4 1/2 miles from the City. & we pitched tents & cleaned up camp & went to Mill Crick & bathed & put on clean cloth. I bought writing Paper at Brigade sutler & other things. I received a letter from home, they was all geting along fine. I was truly glad to hear from home. The rebel Genl Johnston surrendered by order of Genl Grant to Genl Sherman all the troops between Realegh & the Chattahoocha River on the same terms that Lee Surrendered. I think the long desired day of peace is near at hand. An order was read by the Genl Comdg. No officer or soldiers are alowed to visit Nashville without a pass approved at Div Hd Qrs. & there is but 5 men to have passes from our regt Pr day. & if the boys behave themselves & disturb nothing they are to have no camp guard, but we are to have regular roll calls. After dark a detail came around for 5 men & one sergt & myself for camp guard at 8 A.M. tomorrow. & I supose some ones have bin comiting depredations, to cause the camp guard.

April 30th 1865. It sprinkled rain. The boys had caught some fish & gave me one large one for my breakfast. I put on my Uniform Suit. & we had regular Brigade guard mount. I was in charge of 3rd relief & Station No. 3 & had 21 men & 4 sergts. The Papers contained good news. & stated that all men at Hospitals who needed no more medical assistance are to be honorably discharged the service. & no more contracts are to be made for rations to do longer than to 1st of June next. & nothing else that will caus expense to the govermnent except only what is necessary for the benefit of the Govermnent or Property. & everything is to be don to stop the expense of the Govermnent that will not injur our Progress or Sucess. They drew rations in Camp & bought flour & ham for myself. Our teams came up. There was to be regular muster but it was put off till tomorrow, as our regt is nearly all on duty. & will be in camp tomorrow & we are doing camp guard duty by regt each day. We had biscuit & fried ham for supper.

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May 1st A.D. 1865. It turned cooler. I slept but little. I was relieved at 9 A.M. We was mustered at 11 A.M. By Coln Knefler. I writ memorandum & made out a muster Roll. I bought some mustard. The regt drilled Batallion drill at 2 P.M. I made out & sent off discriptive rolls. At night the Boys runn Richardson, Johnson & Shoemaker for Sergt. & John Shoemaker got 8 vots. & Richardson 7 & Johnson non. & so Shoemaker is Sergt. The Boys voted James Cotton in as Corporal. We had orders to have roll call at irregular hours.

May 2nd A.D. 1865. It was a beautiful morning. One man of our comp was sent on picket. I got a pass & went to the City & saw Levi P. The Papers Stated that the army was to be reduced about 400,000. & Genl Shermans army is marching to the Capital (Washington) By land. & Genl Sheridons Cavelry is to go to Texas. Ben F Long started home on 30 days furlough yesterday or today, & several of the regt will start today or tomorrow. Their furloughs were sent up in March. I went to express Office to see if my Valise had come. I eat dinner & supper with the Boys of the V.R.C. Levi P. & I went to the Semetery & walked all through it. I stayed to see the V.R.C. Boys on dressparade. Then I returned to Camp late & met Frank Jelleff. He had bin to Camp to the regt. They had drew clothing & Sanitary at the regt. William F McIlvain returned to Company to do duty. & the Coln ordered Wesley T Sheppard to be restored to duty, & he came to the Company. There was an order for 4 hours drill each day.

May 3rd A.D. 1865. I writ Some. The Papers stated that our men took 215 large guns & 10,000 stand of small arms, & about 10,000 Prisnors fell in our hands or straglers, when Mobile fell in our mens posession. & 30,000 Bales of cotton, & it is suposed 100,000 bales of cotton & 75,000 Barrels of Rosin in the Swamps along the Alabama. I writ & sent out letters & made out Clothing returns, & Charged up the Clothing on the Company Clothing Books. Shepperds trial went off at the corts martial. & Hicks & I were witnesses. I received a letter. We drew sanitary & 3 days rations. I drilled the Company in the fournoon. & in the afternoon the regt drilled Batallion & had dressparade. & the Band played. 3 orders were read. One was Nameing our Camp "Harker", & giving the order that we are to be governed by while in this camp. One that the officers should were drape on their left arms & swords. & the colors of regts should be draped in Mourning for 6 month. One Notifying us of a review of our Corps & requesting each officer & every man to be very Prompt in every movement & to have good & clean close on & guns bright & bayonetts dazling & knapsacks well Packed & surmounted with the wool blanket neatly rolled & buckled on. The Genl said Perhaps it would be the last time that our Corps would all be on review togeather & he desired the corps to make a nice apperance. William F. McIlvain does duty with a gun now.

May 4th A.D. 1865. It was a beautiful lovely morning. The air was so balmy with the Incense of opening flowers so full of the sweet Singing waters & warbling birds and rustling leaves. & I thought of home & the loved ones at home, & hoped the day was near at hand when Levi & I can return home to see & be with all of Pas family. I bought some dececated Potatoes, Beef & two cans of fruit at the Commissary. The Boys were all preparing for the review. The Papers stated there was 22,000 troops at Rickers Island & would be mustered out this week. President Johnston offers a reward of 260,000 for Jeff Davis. & there is a large reward offered for several others. I writ & sent out two large letters. I bought a hat of 86th Ind Suttler for $8.00. The regt drew Beef & soft bread. Capt Byrkit bought 3 1/2 yards of drape for the officers to drape their left arms, swords & the colors of the regt. The regt went on dressparade. I writ till late.

May 5th A.D. 1865. It was said the review was put off till Monday. The Papers stated that the rebels took our men that they had Prisoners of war at Anderson Prison, Nombering 15000 inwith 10 miles of our lines & released them unconditionly. & some of them got in to our lines the same day. The Army of the Potomac is marching toward Washington. Genl Johnson surrendered 43 Genls to Genl Sherman when he surrendered his army. I writ & sent out one letter. & worked all day at Muster Rolls for 1863. & had no rolls to copy from or work by. The regt went out on Brig Review after 5 P.M. Maj'r Dunbar rejoined his regt. We read religious Papers till late & retired later. The rumor was that we would have our Genl review Monday & then the 1862 troops would be mustered out at once.

May 6th 1865. It was a fine morning. I writ & sent out two letters. The regt drew 4 days rations. I got a ham & some Dececated Potatoes. Meridy G. Willison rejoined the company. He looks rather bad. We drew Sanitary. My Valise & other clothing came by express. The Valise cost $7.00, the sword $15.00, the sword belt $4.50, the Pants Vest & dress coat $70.00, the blowse $15.00, Hat $4.50, 2 Shirts $9.00, Colors $0.75, Sash $8.00, Boots $9.00, Shoulder straps $2.50, express $2.00. Total for the whole suit & rig $147.25. When I put my coat on I found it was two large. & I & Charley Many road to town & took them to a tailor to get them cut smaller. I saw Levi P. He was unwell. We returned to camp. I received 3 good Interesting letters. One from James he had received his Pension Papers & will draw $8.00 Pr month from the 25th of Oct 1862. James expected to take up school the first of May.

Wm. B. Ellis came to the regt & brought me a Photograph Album. It will hold 30 Photoes & cost $6.00 but the Price was $8.00. I sold my $8.00 hat to Browning. I drew 3 Pr of socks & charged them to boys owing me by their concent.

May 7th A.D. 1865, Sunday. It was a beautiful day. I writ & sent out a letter. & put the other time in at reading. There was an order came around for a Brigade review at 5 P.M. & we went about a mile to a convenient plase & Passed review. & Coln Knefler was the reviewing officer. We returned to camp & it comenced raining a little & continued nearly all night.

May 8th A.D. 1865. It was raining & looked like it would not be a day fit for our grand review. I bought a pair of suspenders. We was all ready for the review. I put on a paper collar for the first time in my life. At 10 A.M. we got orders that the review was post Poned till l0 A.M. tomorrow. Many & I road to town. & our Coats was not ready for us. & I saw Ellis & Levi P. I went to a house where I had eat my supper & found a good union friendly family in Dec 1862. I had forgot their name but found the same house with a little truble & found that the old mans name was R.H. McEwen. The old gentleman is atourney at law. He is a very old man. & the old lady is a very Peart old lady. & their daughter & grand daughter who I had saw in 1862 was not there. Or I did not see them. I had a very interesting talk & drank some milk at their request. When I started to leve they wanted me to call again. They complimented me in my success in the army, as they saw I was Now an officer & was a private when I called in 1862. They seemed much pleased to know I had escaped so many dangers & was enjoying so much better health than I was when I saw them in 1862. I then returned to Camp. It was very muddy & rained. I received a letter. I got a ham & can of strawberrys at Commisary. I writ till late.

May 9th A.D. 1865. It had ceased to rain. I writ & sent out a letter. & we prepaired for the review. & after 7 A.M. we was on our road to the review ground. Our regt was on the right of the Brig. We reached the reviewing ground before 10 A.M. & there was a splendid cool air. & it was as beautiful a time for review as I ever saw. & our Corps all closed in mass & formed in line the left of which was our brig. & was reasting on the noal near fort Negly. & the line extended across the Grany White Turn Pike. After the line was formed we reasted. & Levi came to see the review. At 11 A.M. we heared a salute of 13 half minut guns. & we knew the reviewing officers was to start around in front of the line & soon we heared 3 distinct cheers from each regt (one at a time on the right), & soon we saw the noble hero of many a hard fought battle, Genl George H. Thomas comeing. He road in our front. We presented arms. Our brig gave 3 distinct cheers. Genl Stanly was with Genl Thomas. & Genl Tom Wood. They road in our rear. & when they took their position in front, the Corps changed direction, by left flank. & the order was given (or Command) Colum forward guide right. Pass in review. "March" & the whole Corps passed the reviewing officer in front of our brigade as our brigade formed the left of the whole corps near fort Negly. & the line extended across the Grany White Pike & the right reasted on the harding Pike. Each regt gave 3 distinct cheers as we passed Genl Thomas, who set on his horse with his hat raised. We could see the whole corps at one time & the artillery Brigade & nearly all the wagons & some ambulances. It was much the largest body of troops I ever saw at one time on review. & it was decidedly the best review I ever saw for every move passed off so successfully & it was one of the most magnifficent Views ever passed in the west I think. I felt solumn for I thought it would be the last time I would be on review with the 4th Corps which I had marched & fought with so long. O the brave Comrads. I ast god to help us to be as useful & do our duty at home as we have Performed them in the army & field. When we was don reviewing, C. Maney & I started to the City to get our Coats. We saw that a large number of soldiers & Citizens both Grate & small had come out of the City to see the review. & after we left a line of skirmishers were sent out of the 2nd Brig. & the 2nd Brig charged in line of battle, just for a show. Our Coats fit nice & they cost $6.00 apiece to get them changed to fit. We returned to the Pike & saw the troops had passed. & we road out to Camp in a wagon, & got to Camp at 4 P.M. The Papers stated that the surrender of Genl Kerby Smith was expected soon. & our army is to be reorganized & reduced to 150,000 troops which should consist of 4 corps, each of about 40,000 troops. One of regular & one of white Volunteers & two of Colored troops & each corps to have its proportion of cavelry & artillery. I got my straps sewed on my coat. I writ some. We retired late.

May 10th A.D. 1865. It was a beautiful day. I writ & sent out two letters. & had the Clothing returns signed. The Paper stated that Genl Dick Taylor has surrendered. The dispatch was a special dispatch to army Hd Qts. at Washington. & it & others have come over the old telegraph lines. The Paper stated that there was troops Volunteering in Mexico. The number of officers that surrendered to Genl Sherman by Genl Johnston was 3 Genls in Chief, 5 lieut Genls, 20 Major Genls & 38 Brigadier Genls. 66 in all. & about 1,000 Cavelry & the other Cavelry left & about 28,000 men. & 15,000 stand small arms. & 150 Pieces of artillery surrendered. The men kept 5 Pr cent of the small arms. Our comp sent out one man on Picket. I received a letter. I made out my final statements. I bought mustered. The regt drew 5 days rations except bread & meet, only 2 1/2 & are to draw soft bread & some more meet. We drew cod fish. An order came around congratulating the Div for her nice apperance on Genl review. Another order stating that Wesley T. Sheppard was found not guilty of his charges, "Desertion", & was therefore acauited. It rained a little. Capt Stubbs of Co"F" came to the regt. Downing got to Nashville & sent a letter to the comp. & wants to get to the company. It is said our Corps is disband. & Genl Stanly is to report to Washington & his adjutant Genl to report to Genl Howard. We retired late.

May 11th 1865. It had rained nearly all night. & still rained hard & was uncomon cold. I bought a half shoulder of bacon. The Paper stated that there were being a great many troops raised in Mexico & that Genl Wm. S. Rosencrans would take command of 25,000 troops in Mexico. The rumor was that Genl Shermans army was goying home as fast as they could to be mustered out. & that there was to be but about 25,000 Veteran Volunteer White troops kept in the service. & all others mustered out, the one year troops also. & the Papers stated that a Genl Pitcher commanding at Indianapolis is ordered to discharge all soldiers in hospitals there that need no more medical attention except the Regulars & soldiers belonging to Genl Hancocks Corps. & so I think Hancocks Corps will be the Veteran Volunteer Corps kept in the service. 3 Corps was surrendered by Genl J. E. Johnston to Sherman - Hardee's, S.E.Lee's & Stewart's, with about a thousand cavelry. The Paper gives an estimate of the men & arms surrendered to Genl Grant in the 4 surrenders. It is as follows - - - - (I will send it in print & write it off Pleas save it with the memorandum) I received a letter from D. W. Howe. He said the People were all looking for us home soon. It stoped raining after noon & was very cool. I writ some & Put my time in at reading. We drew soft bread & retired late.

May 12th 1865. It was clear & a beautiful day. I writ some. An Order came from Department Hd Qrs to our regt to know when our regts time of enlistment expires. It is said our regt & 4 others of our Div are to start home soon. (they are 1862 troops) I writ & read nearly all day. The regt drilled batallion drill. There was a Chaplain from Wisconsan came to our regt & preached a good sermon to us from the 14th Vrs 6th Chapt of Galations. We had dressparade. It was rumored that Genl Thomas received a dispatch to have the 4th Corps mustered out.

May 13th 1865. It was a beautiful day. 6 men & 2 sergts went out of our Comp on camp guard, & Capt Cardell. I writ some & sent out a letter. We drew Sanitary, Potatoes, Onions & Pickles. The Papers stated that Davis was trying to make his escape through our lines & had disband his escort. & the Paper gave a history of Genl Stonemans last raid in Carolina. & it is one of the greatest cavelry rades that has bin made. & they destroyed more government Property & stores than is usuly found on raids in the South. The Paper States all officers from Brigadier Genl down who have or will be discharged because their time being expired or the war closing are to be paid 3 month extra Pay. It was a beautiful day. The teems went out & halled in a lot of cord wood for our Div. I put my time in at reading & writing.

May 14th 1865, Sunday. I writ & sent out two letters. I writ nearly all day makeing out Descriptive rolls & final statements & Inventory Effects of deseased soldiers. Jelleff & Wm. Dunlap came to see us. A dispatch was read to us that Col Prichard Comdg 4th Michigan Cavelry, surprised & Captured the little Camp at daylight on the 10th Inst. Captured Jeff Davis & family & several others. The perticulars will be sent for amediatly. Maj Dunbar, Capt Cardell, Lt Hedrick & Lt Harris are all under a rest as they were on camp guard & a good deal of shooting was don in camp in the evening & it was thought by Genl Beatty to be on the guard line. Levi P. came over to see me. & we had a fine talk. We had dressparade. Levi P. stayed all night.

May 15th 1865. It was a beautiful day. The Papers stated that Col Prichard surprised & captured the camp about daylight morning of 10th Inst. & Captured Jeff Davis & family with Reagan, Postmaster Genl, Col Harrison, Private secretary. Col Johnson Aid. Col Morris, Col Lubbock, Lt Harthawa, & others. Coln Prichard Captured them at Irvinville Georgia 75 miles south of Macon. Levi went to the City. I put my time in at reading & writing. We had Genl Inspection By Brigade Inspector at 2 P.M. Our regt made a nice apperance. We drew 5 days rations except meat & bread. I got a ham, sugar, bread, Potatoes & condense milk. Ellis came to see us & thought we would be paid soon. We retired late.

May 16th A.D. 1865. A beautiful day. The Papers stated that Part of the 1st & 4th Michigan Cavelry fired into each others ranks just before they captured Jeff Davis & that being the first alarm for Davis he put on one of his wifes dresses & ran to a woods & the cavelry discovered his boots as he ran & demanded him to Surrender & he drew a dagger from his bosom, but soon deminished it when the Coln drew his revolver. & after the excitement was over Mrs. Davis said to the Coln the men had better not bother the President or he would hurt some of them. The todays Paper stated the Capture was at Jonesville Ga. I writ some & sent out two letters. I put my odd time in at reading. We had Dressparade & retired late.

May 17th A.D. 1865. It was a beautiful day. I got a pass & went to the City & Levi & I went to see Downing. He was so he could walk about. We went then to the 15th regt U.S.C. & saw Capt. Cyrus Gray & his wife & had a very Pleasant chat with them as we were acquainted with them when but small. & we took dinner with them which was the best I have saw in the army. We then saw Wm. Dunlap & Jelleff Suttlers. It rained & I returned to camp in the rain & got very wet. I received a good letter which called my attention from being wet.

May [18th] 1865. It was clear. Not much news in the Paper. An order had bin issued for lumber to be issued for the men to build buncks. We received orders from the Regt Surgeon to make out Meridj Wilkisons Descriptive Roll for he was goying to send him to the Hospital. I had to make out a report of all deceased soldiers of our company, & the amount of pay due them & bounty Paid, & due, & amount of clothing drew & C.&C. It rained in the afternoon & prevented us from drilling Batallion drill. I writ & sent out a letter. We drew Sanitary, Potatoes & Pickles. An order came from Genl Thomas for a Descriptive list of all men absent from their companys to be sent to his Hd Qrs. It rained during the Night. We retired late & reasted fine.

May 19th A.D. 1865. It threatened rain. Cardell told me he had bin releaced from arest. & so he takes command of the Company again. We made out 24 Descriptive Rolls & sent them away to Department Hd Qrs. The Papers came stating that Samuel Swan was Discharged the 18th of March 1865, in accordance with the Provisions of Special Order's 710. & 48. Par. 4. War Department Current Series, by command of Maj Genl Thomas. It rained. Wilkison was sent to Div Hospital. Some Chaplains brought around religious Papers. It rained very hard at times, & there was thunder & the lightning was constant & vivid. The regt drew plenty of Clothing.

May 20th 1865. We had an order to have roll call three times a day at regular hours. Capt Cardell & the same officers that was on guard last was ordered to go on guard again, by order of Brigadier Genl Beatty. 5 men & a sergt went on guard from "I" Comp. Elijah Anderson & Ralph Robbins was sick. The wind blew hard & the sky was clear & blue. I received a letter from Pa & Ma, & they was all well & geting along fine with their Crop. I writ & sent out a letter in answer. I remember that at about half past 1 P.M. 8 years ago Mother crossed the River of Jordon & before she died she had called us around her bed side & told us to be good children & meet her in Heven. I often think of that time & try to be prepaired to meet her when I leve this world. We retired late.

May 21st 1865, Sunday. a beautiful day. A Chaplain from Wisconsan preached for us at 10 A.M. from part of the 20th Vrs & 28th Chapt of Matthew. He spoke very good & interesting & had the attention & simpathy of the regt. The news came in Camp that some bridges had washed away by the sudden fresh on the Louisville & Nashville R.R. It rained Very hard & hailed.

May 22nd 1865. It was clear. I writ some. The 4th Mich regt was ordered by their Coln to change the officers to Privates & put them on duty & enlisted men to fill the officers plase today. & they did so. & the officers Put on Privates uniform. & the Coln was put on knapsack drill. & they had a big time. They had a lot of beer. & they had dressparade. & read orders, one countermanding the order to appear at roll call with gun & accoutrements. Our regt drilled batallion drill. A man by the name of Peter Woodsworth of Company H. 51st regt Ind Infty Vols from Knox County Ind road a mule in to Mill Crick near our camp. & the mule could not swim. & the crick was up. & Woodsworth could not swim & drowned & several men div after him before they got him. The Surgeons & men worked faithful over an hour to bring him two, but all in vain. He is said to have enlisted in the army in 1861 & bin in the army ever since & bin a good soldier & was lookeing for a furlough every day to go home to see his sister who was not expected to live. There was thunder showers went around. We heared that Downing was discharged.

May 23rd 1865. A beautiful day. I got a pass & went to the City & saw Levi. The Morning Paper stated that dispatches from Indianapolis had bin received that 30 Indiana regts are to be mustered out of the service inside of two Weeks. I saw Downing. He is Discharged & expects to go home in the morning. He said the Agent told him if he did not get Transportation on the first trains he would not get transportation for 10 days, as Genl Thomas had chartered the road to Louisville for 10 days to transport the 4th Corps. & that Genl Sharidon is goying to Texas & is to have as many troops as he thinks necessary. & they are to be transported to a station on the Coast. I went to see Mr. & Mrs. McEwen. & I had quite an interesting chat. I ast Mrs. McEwen if it was her that the Papers had alution to in the Poetry writen as follows (I will send the Poetry & not write it. Pleas save it in the memorandum as I expect to have it printed..) She said it was her but there had bin some little added to what she said & part of the conversation was not just as it is in the Poetry. But the most of it was correct. I then went to The State house & had a fine view of the surrounding City & Country & the Cumberland river was nearly out of its banks. I returned to camp & the regt was drilling. They had drew a fiew plank to the regt. & the boys had drew cuts to know what two tents should take all as there was only enough for two tents to the company. Ellis & Jelleff had come up with goods. I got Peaches & apple jam & expect to have some all the time they stay hear. They brought some Bear & the regt got very funny & noisy. It was said there was orders at Brig Hd Qrs for us to be ready to march.

May 24th A.D. 1865 A beautiful morning. Our mess drew half of the lumber for our comp by drawing cuts. & we put up buncks & a table. & the company drew nails. I drilled the Company one hour. When I was eating dinner Mrs. Eliza Gray & Lt Thomas Gosney came to see me. & after they eat dinner with me we had a very Pleasant chat. & then Mrs. Gray & I road around through our Divisions Camp. & Mrs. Gray had not saw many troops camped in one plase at a time. They returned to their camp at 3 P.M. I got the Photographs of a good many of our Genls. to keep becaus I respect & honor them. Ellis & Jelleff are messing with us. The regt drilled batallion drill. Sergt Booz of Co "C" returned from home with furlough. Downing started home on a morning train.

May 25th A.D. 1865. It threatened rain. The regt drew 6 days rations. The Papers stated that a great (Grand) review had passed on the 23rd Inst at Washington City. The rebels navy has surrendered 12 Vessels & the men were Pay roled. It rained. I got $5.29 worth of rations of the Commissary. A circular came around for all young officers wishing a commission as a Lt in the regular army to send their names to Div Hd qrs amediatly. I think several of our regt will send their names but I dont think I will for I think I have soldiered about long anough. & as uncle Sam dont need me very bad now I think I will try Citizens life a while & then if my services are needed again in the army I can talk about goying then. The regt drilled. The Coln drilled us in the emanuel of arms. The mail came. I received one letter & I thought I out to have had a half Dozen as we have not had mail since the bridges washed away. I writ some.

May 26th 1865. It was cloudy & cool & rained a little. I was detailed as Officer of the day of the camp. I writ & sent out two letters. Captain Byrkits brother David started home. I was told Capt Byrkit, Capt Cardell, Lt Magsam & Adjutant Munhall had sent up their names for Commissions as Lieuts in the regular Army. The grape Vine dispatches were that all troops whose time expires Previous to the 1st of Oct 1865 would stay hear. & the rest of our Corps go to Texas when we are Paid & it is thought we will be paid next week. I get light bread & flour so we dont eat much hard tack. It rained a little during the day. There was a descriptive book or muster roll in Pamphlet form came to each comp in our regt & a request for the descriptive of every man that came in the companys to be registered in the book & returned to the Adjutant Genl of Indiana. I believe it is to be printed in a book. & every regt from Indiana is requested to send the rolls compleetly filled to Indianapolis. I think it will be a great help to the history of the Indiana soldiers.

May 27th A.D. 1865. A cooll clear morning. The papers state that troops will soon be on their way to Texas. & that the troops whos time expires Previous to the 31st of Oct are to be mustered out, in their own divisions & leve all unnecessary equipage & not be paid untill they get to their own states. The papers stated that the Grand Review of Genl Shermans army went off on the 24th Inst. & the papers say that the review of the 23rd Inst was magnifficent & the one on the 24th one of the greatest ever known in the world. The Papers say the western troops who have marched to Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savana, Richmond & to Washington excelled the eastern troops in review & made the finest appearance & most soldierly. I writ some & sent out a letter. I received a letter.

May 28th A.D. 1865, Sunday. A beautiful morning. 11 men & one sergt went on guard from our Comp. Orderly Dunlap got Passes & got each of us a good mule & road to the 15th regt U.S.C.T. & stayed a good while with William Dunlap the Suttler & took dinner with him & Capt C.N. Gray & lady, & others belonging to their mess. They seem to have all conveniences necessary for happyness while soldiering & a beautiful camp. We saw the regt on Inspection. Then heared the Chaplain ( J Larence [John Lawrence] of the United Brethren Church, formerly Editor of the Religious Telescope, Printed at Dayton Ohio.) Preach a good sermon for the occasion from the 21st Vrs & 20th Chapt of Luke. After Preaching they went on dressparaid in 15 minuts. & Mrs. Gray wished me to stay for Paraid so she would have Company to walk out & View the regt on dressparaid. & I stayed & we took our Position near the Coln & could see the regts whole front. & they made a very nice appearance on Paraid & are well drilled in the Emanuel of Arms & their guns & accoutrements & every Plate shun with brightness. Dunlap & I started to camp & got two Ponchoe Rubbers of Levi P. as it was cloudy & raining a little. We got to Camp at dark. I received two good letters. It rained a good shower. We reasted fine.

May 29th A.D. 1865. A clear cool morning. The Papers stated that a dispatch was sent from Secretary Stanton to Genl Dick conferming the surrender of Kerby Smith. He surrendered to Genl Canby on the same terms that Lee, Johnson, & Taylor did. The Papers also stated that the 1862 troops are to be mustered out & sent home amediatly after the 1st of June. & if Smith has surrendered, the Veteran troops are to be mustered out also as soon as possible. I received a letter. I writ & sent out a letter. & made out a Monthly Return & Put my odd minuts in at reading.

May 30th A.D. 1865. I was very unwell & have bin ever since Sunday evening. Have very severe griping pains & have to go to the sink very often. The regt drilled comp drill. A commissioner came & Preached to us at 10 A.M. I put my time in at reading when not in two much misery. I received a letter. I took medicine & it had its desired affect. & I did not reast much during the night.

May 31st A.D. 1865. I was very weak. The regt drew 5 days rations mackeral for meet. Dr McFaddon told me to make out the discharge Papers for M.G. Wilkison & send them up as capt went to town. The regt drilled Co drill twice today. Genl Sheremans Hd qrs are to be at Cincinati O. & he is to comand the Ohio, Kentucky, Tenn, Alabama & the military Div of Missippi & Genl Thomas is suposed to be assigned to the department of Va & Genl Howard is President of the freemans beurau.

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June 1st A.D. 1865. It was a very hot day. I read when I was able to sit up. The regt drilled Co drill. The rumor was that we would be mustered out next Tusday or Wednesday & we heared that our Noble Commander Fred Knefler is brevette Brigadier Genl to date from 1st of March 1865. & Genl Beatty Brevette Major Genl.

June 2nd A.D. 1865. I felt very weak but writ all day & late at night as our muster Out Rolls came & we have a great deal of writing to do before we start home. I writ out the Descriptive Remarks of all the men who Enlisted in our Company & all the Ingagements & battles they have Ever bin in, on the roll for the Adjutant Genl of Indiana. & we have to make out Descriptives of all the men who belong to our Comp today, to leve with the Mustering Officer & have 7 muster Out Rolls to make Giveing the names of all officers & men that ever belonged to the Company & all necessary remarks. I retired late.

June 3rd A.D. 1865. I sent a letter home. We resumed our Pens early & Comenced making out the muster Out Rolls. The Papers stated that it was rumored that the Order to muster out the 1862 troops was Countermanded. & the 4th Corps was under marching orders. We worked faithful on the rolls & I made out Part of the Discharges. It was a very hot day. I borrowed $25.00 of Capt Cardell to Pay some debts I owed outside of the regt before we leve the Brigade as Capt had bin Paid to March 31st 1865, on his 1st Lt Discharge Papers, by Shaving 10 Pr Cent on the Dollar. I retired late.

June 4th A.D. 1865. I felt very unwell but as they was in a great hurry to get the muster out Rolls don I finished making out the Discharge Papers. & then writ on the muster out Rolls. We worked faithful till 6 P.M. & an order came round to stop work on the rolls as they was not in accordance with a late order & have to be changed. & it made the Boys very sad for they had bin watching the Progress of the Rolls all Day, & thought we would be don till tomorrow evening & start home Tuesday. But all I care was the hard work lost for I have long since found it best to be contented with any & all dissappointments. We wated for orders to know how to make out our rolls, & retired late.

June 5th 1865. It was a vary warm day. The mustering officer & his clerks came to inspect the Rolls & told us to finish them & they would make them do by adding some words. & so at 3 P.M. I went to work at them again. & Capt Cardell was at town but got back at night. The Regt drew 5 days rations & the boys bought my rations while I writ. I Bought some onions & milk for a change. We writ till 11 Oclock at night & retired after 11 Oclock.

June 6th 1865. we comenced our writing very early. & L Stinet, S Martin, G. Andrews, J Anderson, & T Swan came up to the Company as the detailed boys are all relieved that belong to our regt. We finished our muster out Rolls after dinner all except the Rolls for the Capt & my self. Sergt Wm. D. Mitchell & Corpl Jas P Johnson of our Comp had a fight. No perticular harm don. I received a letter from James W. Huntzinger. He was well & doing fine. He has taught school 4 weeks. He is looking for us to come home soon. A notice came to Coln Knefler that 128 Recruits had bin assigned to our regt last April and as we had never received the notice till we had our rolls all made out they will be assigned to another regt.

June 7th 1865. I made out my muster our Rolls. M.C. Wilkison Came up to the Compy. I signed my subsistance account at the Commisary, it was $36.79. It was not so uncomen hot today. I drank a pint of buttermilk. There was 8 congratulatory (or farewell) addresses came to every company. They are very nice & as follows - - - - - - - - - the mustering offices clerks looked over our rolls & the mustering officer, Capt Phillip Reefey of 13th O.V.V.I. I comenced signing the muster out Rolls & discharges at 3 P.M. & we folded the rolls & other necessary Papers & put them in a box to be sent off to Indianapolis. It was a very warm day & threatened showers of rain. We was very busy writing all day. I sent out a letter. I made out two Clothing Receipts. An order from Brevette Brig Genl Hony at Indianapolis Ind came to Camp stating something concerning the soldiers not Being alowed to go from Camp to the City. & the boys are all very mad to think if we get back we wont be alowed to go to the City. We retired late.

June 8th 1865. it was a very warm day. The talk was that we would get Transportation tomorrow. We turned over all our Company records to be boxed up. The recruits of our regt & those who deserted the army & have to make good their time are to report this morning to the 51st Ind Infty Vols. There is 14 to go from our regt. Lt Coln Parker went & got an order for transportation. It threateded rain & showers passed around. I bought 5 quarts of buttermilk for 50 cts. Jeremiah Poley came to the Comp. The 86th Ind. I. Vols. started home. The 4th A.C. has orders to be ready to march. & they will go toward New Orleans. Wesley A Hill came to see us. He belongs to the Veteran Engineer Corps. The 13th & 19th O.V.V.I. has bin paid off & they treat all the 79th Ind & 86th Ind that they can get to drink beer for they say that we sill soon leve. Lt Colclazier came back & told us we was to be back at the depot at 4 Oclock in the morning. It comenced raining. We got orders to have reveille at midnight & start at 1 Oclock A.M. We retired at 9 P.M.

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