Tuesday, May 16, 1865

The regiment was inspected today by Lt. Colonel Potter from General Benton's staff.  They concluded this was a very good indication they would soon be marching.  William  Fleming noted that after the inspection,

the boys was not idle in gathern all the information they could relative to the matter, and circulated all they heard and the camp was filled with all maner of reports and rhumors 

In the evening there was long, loud and boisterous cheering. The soldiers in Mobile learned that Jefferson Davis was now a prisoner, and there was good reason for cheering.

William Fleming recalled,

on the night of the 16th we got an official dispatch of the capture of Jeff Davis an staff which caused great excitement...and in a few minets the hole camp was filled with loud cheers and the band struck up hang Jeff Davis on a sour apple tree &c