This morning the 77th Illinois, along with the rest of the 1st Brigade packed their knapsacks and marched ten miles up the Tombigbee River. They followed the 2nd and 3rd Brigades who made the same trek yesterday. They went into camp at McIntosh Bluffs and fixed up their quarters in grand style.
The stars and stripes were raised on an 80 foot pole. Many of the local residents realized the end of the war was near. They approached the Union armies to take an oath of allegiance and ask for protection.
The war was substantially over, and there were no hard campaigns in the future. There was nothing left for the soldiers to do but wait for the government to muster them out. For now the soldiers were having fun.
