History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . t. We laid a bridge across Cape Fear river, and troops andtrains were crossing by the evening of April 26th. In theafternoon of the 27th orders came to move back to our oldcamp at White Oak creek, preparatory to the concentrationof our train at Raleigh. During our March to that place we learned, definitely, thatJohnston had surrenderedto Sherman. We also read,for the first time, of theterms first made by Sher-man and rejected by Secre-tary of War Stanton. Iam glad th
History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . t. We laid a bridge across Cape Fear river, and troops andtrains were crossing by the evening of April 26th. In theafternoon of the 27th orders came to move back to our oldcamp at White Oak creek, preparatory to the concentrationof our train at Raleigh. During our March to that place we learned, definitely, thatJohnston had surrenderedto Sherman. We also read,for the first time, of theterms first made by Sher-man and rejected by Secre-tary of War Stanton. Iam glad that these proposedterms were repudiated. Itwould have been the culmi-nation of disgraceful blun-ders on the part of ourGovernment. There hasbeen a change of sentimentin regard to the treatmentof rebels. The people who were in favor of pardoningeverybody engaged in rebellion a few days ago, are now infavor of hanging them. I hope public opinion will settledown to a happy medium—let us have mercy, temperedwith justice. There have been very strict orders issued against foraging,and the occupation of Shermans bummers is \ ll chk*1 CAPTAIN J. E. VOORHEES,* Company E. * Was mustered as Second Lieutenant, Company E, at the organizationof the Regiment. Promoted to First Lieutenant May 31, 1S62; to CaptainJune 2, 1863, and was mustered out November 11, 1S64, by reason of expira-tion of term of service. He returned to his home in Terre Haute where heengaged in business as contractor on public works of various kinds. He isstill engaged in this business in connection with his son, and seems to beprospering. 528 CHAPLAIN HIGHTS HISTORY OF THE One of these was heard to remark, on hearing a roostercrow, Oh yes, you can crow in our faces now, you knowUncle Billy has prohibited foraging. Saturday, April 29.—We reached Raleigh and campednear town, waiting orders to start on our homeward march,via Richmond. These were orders for which we!had waitedand wished for more than three years, a
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