Diary, 1865.

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Diary, 1865.

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Diary kept by Williams from his enlistment, April 9, 1865, until shortly after his discharge, July 22, 1865. Among other things noted are General Robert E. Lee's surrender as reported by Federal soldiers on duty; rumors of General Joseph E. Johnston's surrender; Lincoln's assassination; a march through Halifax Court House and on to Danville, Va.; descriptions of Confederate troops returning home; a march from Nottoway County, Va., to Washington, D.C.; distribution of seed to farmers of Nottoway County by "Gregg's Cavalry" in May, 1865; discipline in the 95th Regiment; and personal matters.

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