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Wendell D. Wiltsie diary, 1865
1865-04-20 -- 1865-04-21
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18 miles, there is a rumor that President Lincoln has been assassinated & although the rumor is not credited there is a visible sadness on the countenances of the soldiers while speaking of it " 21st march at 6 AM roads good weather very warm we saw some reb officers of Lee's army going home they say peace is declared sure & Johnson has done surrendered, we camp on the bank of the Neuse river 3 miles from
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18 miles, there is a rumor that President Lincoln has been assassinated & although the rumor is not credited there is a visible sadness on the countenances of the soldiers while speaking of it " 21st march at 6 AM roads good weather very warm we saw some reb officers of Lee's army going home they say peace is declared sure & Johnson has done surrendered, we camp on the bank of the Neuse river 3 miles from
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