. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . detailed as an orderly at GeneralOpdyckes headquarters. April 4.—Reveille at 4 a. m, ; striketents at 5; marched at 6, the 125thas train guard; at 11 A. m. reachedcamp, one mile from Blue Springs. Jef-ferson Melick, of F, returned from LibbyPrison, exchanged. He reports that whilehe was sick in prison h()S[>ital, Vaughn, ofF, and Hanson, of I, were sent from Lil)bv]KA E. w,.„ K (). ^Q Andersonville Prison. Vaughn died atAndersonville. April 5.—Jared Shenafie
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . detailed as an orderly at GeneralOpdyckes headquarters. April 4.—Reveille at 4 a. m, ; striketents at 5; marched at 6, the 125thas train guard; at 11 A. m. reachedcamp, one mile from Blue Springs. Jef-ferson Melick, of F, returned from LibbyPrison, exchanged. He reports that whilehe was sick in prison h()S[>ital, Vaughn, ofF, and Hanson, of I, were sent from Lil)bv]KA E. w,.„ K (). ^Q Andersonville Prison. Vaughn died atAndersonville. April 5.—Jared Shenafield, of A, granted a furlough onrequest of his wife, who wrote to General Thomas. April 6.—Details sent to repair railway. Lee expectedto come this way, and we will move to head 7.—The 125th is on picket. April 8.—Relieved at 8 a. m. by 40th Indiana. Dispatchesrecei\ed, giving an account of the fight with Lees army atSailors Creek, Va. First Lieut. Ralsa C. Rice, of B, is pro-moted to Captain of D, but will remain in command of Lieut. Henry Glenville is promoted to First Lieu-tenant of AT BLUE SFRJXGS. 583 April 9 (Suiulay).—Two sermons: one l^y Clia]>lainPowell, 64th Ohio ; text, John, III, 16. The other by ChaplainRoe, of 24th Wisconsin; text, Rev. II, 17. April 10.—Heavy detail ■\vorkini;- on tlic i-aihoad nearMidway Station. At night a dispatch came announcing thesurrender of Lees army. The boys went wild. Everybodyturned out. Ammunition was wasted recklessly. It will notbe needed any more. Ajtril 11.—AH (piict. An order was read iirohil)iiingthe burning of rails or injuiv t(» growing crops. Jesse , of C, discharged on account of wound. Captain Will-iams returned from Ohio. April 12.—Raining; mudd\: cam[i ([[iril 13.—Xt) rain, but veiy mudd}}iril 14.—Two sermons in camp to-day. Day observedin thanksgiving for Union victories. Aprd 15.—Received notice of theassassination of President Lincoln. Ca}»-tain Pow
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