15th, 10 P.M., received official dispatch of the assassination of
President Lincoln on the night of the 14th, and his death at 7.22
o'clock on the morning of the 15th.
He had lived to the last day of a labor which none but himself could
know how hard it had been to bear. But now how absolute his rest. The
very Heaven his immediate reward for the saving, under God, of a Nation.
16th, Moved one-third of a mile to change camp.
19th, Ordered that all unnecessary work be suspended on the day of the
President's funeral.
25th, Regiment paraded to hear orders relative to the assassination.
Officers directed to wear crape for six months and Colors to be draped
for the same period.