Journal Entry of Union Soldier Billy Jones

Dear Journal,
Today father John Smith woke us up at five o’clock, before the wake up trumpets sounded. He had been with us since we picked him, and a couple of others, up three weeks ago. He brought exiting news: the war was over!! Yesterday at nine o’clock news came that General Lee had signed his and the rest of the Confederate army’s surrender. General Grant and Lee had come to noble terms, generous on both sides. General Grant had ordered...