The 14th and 20th crossed the river and went as far as Hanover to-day. SOURCE: Charles Wright Wills,  Army Life of an Illinois Soldier , p...

The 17th Corps has the road to-day. Heavy thunder storm last night with a great deal of rain. Four men of our division were killed by lightn...

North Bank of Chickahominy River, May 13, 1865. We crossed the James river this a. m. Our division, the rear of the corps, paraded a littl...

Near Hanover, C. H., Va., May 14, 1865. Only made nine miles to-day on account of the Pamunky river here being bad. We camp to-night in th...

South of Bowling Green, Va., May 15, 1865. Crossed the Pamunky river this morning and the Mattapony this p. m. Beautiful country, but mo...

Five miles south of Fredericksburg, May 16, 1865. Our division and brigade in advance of corps to-day. Made 24 miles by 2 p. m. Fences all...

Aquia Creek, Va., May 17, 1865. We passed over the whole line of Burnside's battle ground this morning. (It was no fight, only a Yanke...

Occoquan Creek, May 18, 1865. Another day's march. Heavy rain and thunder storm commenced ten minutes before our wagons got in, and then...

Near Alexandria, Va., May 19, 1865. Rained all night. Reveille at 2 p. m., and started off before daylight. Men waded two or three creeks ...

Raleigh, April 18, 1865. Sherman has gone out again to see Johnston. Johnston asked for another day in order to see Davis and get his perm...

Raleigh, April 19, 1865. Joe Johnston surrendered the whole thing yesterday to Sherman. Our 4th division and a division of the 17th Corps ...

Our last march. Near Rolesville, N. C., April 29, 1865. Left Raleigh at 7 this morning on my way home, via Richmond and Washington. Made abo...

Sunday, April 30, 1865. Howardism (and it is a very good kind of ism), allows us to lay still to-day. It is a real Canton 1st of June Sabb...

Near Davis' Cross Roads, five miles north of Tar river. May 1, 1865, 4:30 p. m. We are 35 miles from Raleigh to-night, which makes 24 ...

Two miles north of Shady Grove, N. C., May 2, 1865. Twenty-six miles to-day, and everything in camp at sunset. That is No. I work with 300 s...

Right Bank Roanoke river, Robbin's Ferry, N. C. May 3, 1865. About 20 miles to-day and the latter fourth quite dusty. We did not get the...

Thirteen miles south of Laurenceville, Va., May 4, 1865. Our regiment in advance of the division crossed the Roanoke at 3:30 p. m. and went ...

 Near Nottaway River, May 5, 1865. Crossed the Meherrin river (a Copperas creek affair) this morning and pass through Laurenceburg, a 100-...

Left bank of Stony Creek, Va., 20 miles from Pittsburg, May 6, 1865. About 20 good miles to-day. No sign of war yet. Have not had a very goo...

Petersburg, Va., May 7, 1865. Twenty miles to-day, and the longest kind of miles. Had some bad road in the morning. We struck the Weldon r...