Ullyses S. Grant Poster
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Notes to entry 40:

April 28, 1865 - Friday

Again we are having another beautiful Sping-like day.

The news is good: Booth the murdurer has been shot.

He was taken near Fort Royal, Virginia and secured but was shot instantly by a sargent named Corbett.

Generals Meade, Sheridan and Wright are again upon the war path and exciting news will be heard in a few days of Johnston's surrender.


Booth is killed
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Notes to entry 41:

April 29, 1865 - Saturday

This morning is quite beautiful and nice.

The grass begins to look very green.

The news this morning is excellent: Johnston's Army had been surrendered to General Sherman and the Secretary of War has issued an order for the discharge of all men that are not under medical treatment now in the hospitals.

That will most surely include me.


Secretary of War - Edwin M. Stranton
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Notes to entry 42:

April 30, 1865 - Sunday

This is a very pleasant morning.

The last Sabbath in the month and the last day.

This evening we expect that Doctor Hall of this City of Worcester, he has been in the City of Richmond.

This evening he delivered a very good discourse upon the death of our late President Lincoln.

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Notes to entry 43:

May 1, 1865 - Monday

This morning the weather is promising a storm about noon.

It commences to rain and tonight it rained in real earnest.

I procure a certificate of muster and sent it to Boston directed to General H.K. Oliver D. Wilder (whom) being the assistant Treasurer from which I expect that I shall recieve a note for $300.00 and the balance in cash that is due me from the state at twenty a month.

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Notes to entry 44:

May 2, 1865 - Tuesday

Today is delightful and beautiful.

The grass is very forward.

All the trees such as peaches and cherry are all in bloom.

It seems the government is a'going to discharge about 1000,000 men immediately.

This evening we have a splendid time, a concert which was listened to with great interest by all.

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Notes to entry 45:

May 3, 1865 - Wednesday

Today it seems is quite windy and cool.

I write a letter to Charles E. Johnson of Company D, 2nd Veteran Volunteers, 1st Army Corps, Washington DC, and also one to Benton Phelps, Second Lieutenant in the Ninth Corps.

The news is that (General) Kirby Smith has surrendered the last Rebel Army there is of the south.

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Notes to entry 46:

May 4, 1865 - Thursday

This morning is just one year ago today since the infantry of The Great Army of the Patomac crossed the Rapidanse River and commenced to fight The Wilderness Battle.

This morning the news is that the President has issued a proclamation saying that he will give $100,000 for Jeff Davis and great rewards for a good many other Rebels.


Troops cross the Rapidanse River at the beginning of the Wilderness Battle
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Notes to entry 47:

May 5, 1865 - Friday

This morning the weather is quite nice and pleasant.

There is scarcely any news except that we are disposing of the Seven-Thirty Bonds very fast.

Yesterday we got rid of six million, one hundred and six thousand dollars worth which is so much better for the soldiers..

The people all seem to apreciate what the government wants them to do.

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Notes to entry 48:

May 6, 1865 - Saturday

This morning it is stormy some and everything looks as if we were likely to have a cold and long rain storm.

It is just one year ago today that The Battle of the Wilderness was the most desperate and many poor fellows fell bleeding for their country.

The 21st (Massachusetts) lost quite a number of men; killed, wounded and prisoners.


Battle in the Wilderness

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Notes for entry 49:

May 7, 1865 - Sunday

It is quite pleasant this morning and it makes me feel just as if I should like to go to church and be like a citezen, free from military control but everything will work well for me I believe.

The trees are all leafing out in splendid shape and all the farmers are a'plowing and putting in their crops.


Farmers

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Notes for entry 50:

May 8, 1865 - Monday

This morning it isn't so nice and pleasant.

We have pretty good news this morning of last weeks selling the 730 loan.

Over forty million were taken which is just what we want.

The soldiers can the sooner get their pay from the government.

Everything works well and there is a great many Copperheads displeased.

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Notes for entry 51:

May 9, 1865 - Tuesday

Today is very stormy and rainy.

More so then any day we have had for a long time.

This morning I recieved a letter from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and I obtain information which I have long wanted to get: and that is; There is now land in the State of Iowa subject to the Homestead Act and so I have made up my mind to settle upon land near the Des Moines River.

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Notes for entry 52:

May 10, 1865 - Wednesday

Last night I recieved of the State Treasurer a note for $300.00 and $27.00 in money which I was very much pleased to recieve.

I also recieved $2.00 from home.

The $300.00 is gaining interest at a rate of 73/10%.

This morning I sign papers and return the same to the State Treasurer; General H.K. Oliver D. Wilder.

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Notes for entry 53:

May 11, 1865 - Thursday

Today is very rainy and showery with considerable thunder and lightning.

I recieve a letter from Frank by way of my parents who had recieved it first.

He was well and was at Richmond, Virginia having good times and very likely not much to do.

J. Cook & Company reports the sales of 17,000,000 of the 730 notes and expects soon to dispose of the whole.

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Notes for entry 54:

May 12, 1865 - Friday

Today is again rainy and very disagreeable to be out in but a good may imagine that by and by when warm weather comes, it will be very dry again the same as last year.

In many places they did not raise any crops scarcely at all.

Out in places in Wisconsin, it was the case but then people lived through (it).



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Notes for entry 55:

May 13, 1865 - Saturday

Today is very pleasant and beautiful.

Spring is advancing by degrees.

All seem to be hard at work especially the farmers who are intent if God prospers the season to raise a crop.

The news is: Kirby Smith, (who is) west of the Mississippi River has declared his intention to fight a spell longer but by the time he is thoroughly whipped he will alter his tune.