April 12,
1865, 10 a. m.
We hear this
a. m. that Lee has surrendered to Grant the army of northern Virginia. It
created a great deal of enthusiasm among us.
It is hard to
make our men believe anything, but Logan told us half an hour ago as he passed
it is true as gospel. We have passed a large infantry camp that the Rebels left
yesterday. Johnston is moving towards Raleigh. Our division has the advance
to-day. We consolidated the regiment for the campaign into five companies.
SOURCE: Charles Wright Wills, Army Life
of an Illinois Soldier, p. 368
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