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WAR SI From Petersburg to u A.pri.1 ~ Dr. W. B. Conway The saddest scenes witnessed by the Confederate soldier during the civil war were those enacted by him at the surrender at Apponiattox Court House, on the t*th of April, lHtl?. That hour of humiliation?a little haudful of men surrendered, what was left of as peerless an army as ever unfurled its banners. Those who had shown the warmest love and alFeetion for their Southland on many battle fields for four long years with him him who was heart-broken at the sad result, that Christian gentleman and soldier, Robert Y). Lee. J>?t wasting no time in repining over a l"st cause and ruined fortunes, they sadly wend ed their way homeward, where they have ever been foremost in repairing the desolation ami ruin wrought by the war. and by their determination and perseverance in the affairs of our oount'v evincing to the world that they are not ashamed of what they did, and, like true men, declaring that they fought not for what they thought wa> right, but for what they now know was right. Now for the closing scenes in Virginia, when tin: long de fensive lines of Lee's army before Richmond and Petersburg were stretched until the tension w.i- too great, allowing portions of Grant's army to break through here and there. It was on the Lid day of April that, a part of Grant's army broke through t'??-.-c lines some four or live miles s< !? m jfcst of Petersburg, and in the ^cement which followed Lee lost nut of his ablest lieutenant generals. A. P. Hill. The battle raged for hours along the line, and the Confed erates fought in small masses with d o o p g rate courage* But Grant's numbers were too great, and finally bis lines got into our rear on the right. Riding back towards Petersburg from this fight, General Lee remarked to one of his aids: "This is s sad business, Colonel," and soon after he added: "It has happened as I told them at Richmond it would happen." The shells were bursting all about him from the Yan kee batteries. Au eye witness writes of the scene: "lie turned his head over his right shoulder, bis cheeks became flushed, and a sudden flash of the eye showed with what reluctance he retired be fore the fire directed upon him." No other course was left him, how ever, and he continued to ride slowly towards his inner lines, n low earth works in the suburbs of the city, "where a small force was drawn up, still ardent, hopeful, defiant and salut ing the shells now bursting above them with oheers aud laughter. It was plain that the fighting spirit of his ragged troops * remained unbroken, and the shout of welcome with which they received him, indicated their un wavering confidence in him despite the untoward condition of affairs." Sheridan's Cavalry on the 2Uth March had reacLed Dunwiddle Court House. To defend this well equipped federal cavalry of 13,000 under Sheri dan, Fitz Lee had only 5,000 men mounted on poorly fed horses. On Sunday night, April 2, ISGj, Lee evacuated Petersburg, under the cover of darkness, and fell back along both banks of the Apponiattox to Amelia Court House, on the line of the Rich mond and Danville Railroad. Well's command in front of Richmond was called in, and fell back across the James River towards Amelia C. H. The cheerfulness of Lee's veterans was weil illustrated in the beginning of this their last march. "In excel lent spirits probably from the highly agreeable contrast of the budding April woods with the squalid trenches, and the longunfelt joy of an unfet tered march through the fields of spring. General Lee shared this hopeful feeling; his expression was aaiuatcd and bouyant, his teat in his 3addle erect and commanding, and he seemed to look forward to a.iiured suc cess in the critical movement which he had now undertaken." General Reubin Lindsay Walker, in charge of the Third artillery corps, was attacked by Custer's cavo.ry di vision on the 8th, and according to Custer's own report, succeeded in re pulsing nearly all of his attacks, but finally lost several of his pieces. TIub was at Rice's Station and Farmville. General Walker was under that splen did man and clergyman, General Wil liam Nelson Pendleton, of Virginia, ,>r whom it is said that at the battle of Slanassas he paused a moment when ordered to fire his pieces, and ex claimed, "Lord have mercy on their Bouls." Major Sturdivant's battery, man i up of men mostly from Alber mar.<; county, lost their guns at Deep 2 reel:, they made a fine record during che war. After a conference with Lieutenant Mo'es, a most excellent man and citizen of Athens, Ga., the following was obtained from him: ORIES. ^.ppomattox. Virginia, 9,1865. , in Atlanta .Journal I Cartel's Battery, then commanded by Lieutenant C. W. Motes, left Peters burg with four guns on Sunday night, April 2nd, 18b5, and travelled day and night on parallel roads with 'lie infantry. Sonic times the artillery wa- intermixed here and there with the wagon train to protect it. The battery to protect the train, squads of detached infantry were guards also. Carltoo's battery, or (Troup Artillery) halted ou Thursday night for rest to mat) and horse. They then marched , put Friday morning and halted again on Saturday and had an engagement with Sheridan's cavalry. losing one piece; this was about two and one-half uiib > southwest of Appomattoz Court Mouse. After the skirmish lliey moved out and maiched all night, and on Sunday morning, the iUli, they, together with Galloway's battery, were parked near a small stream in a clearing. Then they cut down their pieces of artil lery, the guns were buried about two feet in the ground in the open field, they having been ordered to disband and to make their way home. The ammunition was thrown into the | stream nearby and the harness cut j into pieces and scattered about the j woods. The United States govern ment has offered a reward for the guns, but no one can locate them. May! they never be resurrected ''re-iuies cat in pace.'' Our cavalry was uudcr Gen. Fitz Lee who was chief of the cavalry corps of the army of Northern Virginia. His division generals were Bosser and W*. IL F, Leo. He com j manded at Five Forks, and was order- ! ed to make an attack on the Ninth at Appomattox, supporting General Gor don, but became separated from the J main body, and aftewards participated I iu the final council of war. My old brigade was under Brigadier General T. T. Munford. General Bosser commanded a division and fought with honor ut F.vc Forks and I High Bridge on the (>th, defeating and | I capturing the entire command of Gen 1 eral Bead. He also captured on the j 7th General Gregg and rescued a wagon j traiu near Fariuvillo. General James j Bearing, who commanded a brigade [ under Leo and was mortally wounded in a remarkable encounter with Briga : dier General Bead, of the United States anuy. The two generals met j ou the 5th ft High Bridge on the Ap : pomnttox at the head of their forces j and a'duel *vith pistols ensued. Gen I eral Bead was Instantly killed, but ! General Dcaring lingered for a few I days after the surrender and died. ; Captain Morgan Strother, of my com I pany. was made major of the regiment j on the march, aud ut Deep Creek, . after dark on the 5th, a line of battle was formed aud as Lee was looking for General Hcth's troops to meet us ou that road, a Yankee column was allowed to approach very nearly to us. When Major Strother was ordired forward on foot to ascertain who the troops were, he walked into tliem and was captured. The infantry, consist ing of Lougstreet's, Gordon's and Ewell's corps, marched on parallel lines through the country and fought back Grant's overwhelming numbers when and wherever attacked. In conversation w. tb Major B., of our city, a few days ago ho informed me that he was in command of the Savannah Volunteer Guards and had fought it to a frazzle. He was iu the retreat from Petersburg and when reaching Sailor's Creek the Yankees surrounded his command composed then of only 85 men. The major quietly ordered his men to arms and led them in person in tbe most des perate charge. The valor tt.ad courage which characterized this command throughout the war was shown with the usual determination to conquer in this their last charge in defense of their beloved Southland. Out of 85 men 62 per cent were killed orxwound ed. The major stood his ground with unfaltering courage. After firing his last shot from his pistol into the faces of the enemy who were in ten steps of him, a shot from one of them smashed his pistol in pieces while 'o his hand and the fragments tearing the hand in several places. Gen. Wilcox's di vision, composed of Lane's North Carolina brigade. McGowan's South Carolina brigade, and Scales' North Carolina brigade, made a desperate attempt to force their way to Lyuch burg, Ya., in the final charge at Ap pomattox. Gen. Ewell's corps being overwhelmed at Sailor's Creek surren dered to the federals. Kershaw and Custis Lee with their brigades were captured there. General Clement A. Evans, of Geor gia, was fighting with his division : almost daily, and in the final attack at Appomattox, he led it into action, i being engaged in fact at the moment ! of the surrender. General Evans was a gallant officer, and was wounded five times during the war. General John U. Gordon fought vfith stubbornness aud courage in guarding the retreat from Petersburg. He was placed in commaud of one-half of Lee'" army at Apponiattox Court House and intend ed to cut through Grant's lines had not Lee surrendered. In Generai D. H. Lee's official report he designated General Gordon as "the Chevalier Hayard of the Confederate Army." Lee could no longer stand by and see his brave veterans sacrificing their lives for what he knew was a lost cause. Not that he had less confi dence in his men nor they in him, for they would have williogly died to gether for the South's independence. On the morning of the 7th General Grant sent the following letter to General Lee. "General R. K. Lee?General: The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further re sistance on the part of the army of Northern Virginia, in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the re sponsibility of any further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known :-.s the army of Northern Virginia. U. .S. Girant, (Jen." On the morning of the 8th Grant received the fullowiug reply from Lee, dated 7th: "Lieutenant General I*. S.'Grant? General: "I have received your note of this date. Though not entertain ing the opinion you express of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the army of Northern Vir ginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender. lt. E. Lee, General." To this Graut sent the following reply "General 11. E. Lee?General: Your note of last evening in reply to mine of the same date, asking the condition on which Ijwill accept the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would in sist upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disquali fied for taking up arms again against the government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreea ble to you for the purpjse of arrang ing definitely the terms upon the sur render of the army of Northern Vir ginia will be received. ' U. S. Grant." About midnight of the 8th Graut received the following from General Lee: "Lieutenant General U. S. tirant? Gcueral: I received at a late hour your note of to-day. In mine of yes terday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank I do not think that the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all I desired to know whether your proposals would lead to thai end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the armyof Northern Virginia, but as far as your proposal may affect the Con federate States' forces under my com mand, and tend to the restoration of peace, I should be pleased to meet you at 10 a. m. to-morrow on the old stage road to Richmond between the picket lines of the two armies. 11. E. Lee, General." On tho morning of the 9th, when Lee found that there was no use of making further resistance, he said, with emotion, "There is nothing left but to go to General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths." Then, after a pause, he added, "How easily I could get rid of this and be at rest. I have only to ride along the line and all will be over. But it is our duty to live. What will become of the women and ohildren of tho South if we are not here to pro tect them?" He thou received the following note, of the 9th, frcm Gen Grant: "General R. E. Lee?General: Your note of yesterday is received. As I have no authority to treat on the sub ject of peace the meeting proposed fer 10 a. m. to-day could lead to no good. I will state, however, General, that I am equally anxious for peaco with yourself, and tho whole North enter tain the same feeling. The terms upon which peace oan be had aro well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desired event, save thousands of human lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Sin cerely hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without tho loss of another life, I subscribe myself, U. S. Grant, Lieut. Gsn." On Sunday morning, April 9, just as Lee's advance was making a des perate charge, a fl*? of truce was sent from the Confederate lincB requesting a suspension of hostilities, and Lee at this juncture addressed the following note to Grant: "Lieutenant General U. S. Grant'? General: I received your note of this morning on the picket line, whither I hc.C come to meet yon and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview in ac cordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for ihatr pur pose. R. B. Lee, General." After this note was sent, General Lee*cxchanged his old uniform for a new one, and rode to Appomattox Court House, where he met General Grant at the McLean house, and after a brief but courteous interview the terms of the surrender were agreed upon. The courtesy of General Grant on this occasion could not have been surpassed. According to Loo's ord nance officers' report, he had only about 7,802 organized infantry, about 2,100 cavalry, and 03 pieces of artil lery, confronting Grant's mighty host of 107,400. The feeling of sadness which filled the hearts of every old soldier at Ap pomattox was not altogether on ac count of the fact that all was lost; but that they were lru /ing behind them the dust of brothers and com rades who had welcomed death rather than dishonor. Yes, the soil of old Virginia is made more sacred by the thousands of honored warriors buried among her hills and valleys. And may the day never come when their memories will be forgotten. No place on earth is so dear to her people as that which contains the graces of her honored dead. "Gather the sacred dust < )f tho warriors tried and true, Who bore the Mag of a nation's trust Aud fell in a cause, though lost, still just, And died for me aud you.1' - mm ? Hoy Plunges Into Talullah Chasm. Talullah Falls, Ga., June 20.? Edward Lyndon, of Athens, the son of A. J. Lyndon, stepped off "The Dev il's Pulpit" while viewing Talullah Falls by moonlight early Sunday morning and plunged one hundred feet to the jagged rocks below. Nota bone in his body was broken and his complete recovery is expected. The gorgeous view of the falls by moonlight attracted many visitors to the edge of the precipices last week. Young Lyndon heard of the magnifi cent spectacle and resolved to see it. It was after midnight Saturday when the full moon rose high enough in the heavens for the light to reach che surging waters of the Talullah as they tumble over the ledge and roar down intolthe dark chasm below. Lyndon, who had been sitting up for this event, started out alone about midnight from the hotel. Reaching the vioinity of the falls, he chose a path leading to "Devil's Pulpit," which overhangs a chasm so deep that few can look down into it without a sensation of dizziness. Ho went too near the ledge and stepped off in the dark when he reached the "Pulpit." Hoadlong into the black chasm he plunged, turning over and : over in the descent. ' Seventy feet below the ledge a tree I jutted out of the chasm wall. Lyndon clutched at it as his body crashed into its foliage. He grasped a bough, but the tree came up by the roots and again he found himself diving Head long dowu, down toward the jagty i rooks below. The fall into the tree had slackened Iiis speed of descent so that he struck on the rooks, with re duced momentum. He was stunned, of course, and lay as one dead when he landed at the bottom of the chasm. A party viewing the falls from an other point heard a wild cry and a crash, but they did not dream the noise oame from one falling over the precipice. They were the only par ties in the vioinity at that hour and when they left the falls young Lyn don had only the thundering cataraot and the towering walls of the chasm for company when he regained con sciousness some time later. He began to ory out for help, but not a human being was within range of his voioe. After daylight his friends missed him and began a search whioh led up to the ledge from whioh he had tum bled. Here they heard him faintly calling. A rope was secured and let down to him. This he fasted to his body and they drew him up. Dr. P. N de Duboeay was in the rescuing party and he made an exami nation of the young man's injurie? He was astonished to find that only a few severe bruises and no broken bones were evident. He said inter nal injuries may develop, but has hopes for the young man's recovery shortly. Summer complaint is unusually pre valent among children this season. A well developed caso in the writer's family was cured last week by the timely use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera u?d Diarrhoea Remedy?me of the best latent medicines manufac tured and whioh is always kept on hand at the home of ye scribe. This is not intended as a free puff for the company, who do not advertise with us, but to benefit little sufferers who may not be within easy access of a physician. No family should be with out a bottle of this mcdioine in the house, especially iu summer time.? Lansing. Iowa, Journal. For sale by Orr-Gray & Co. Points as to the Defunct. Many Maine people who live in a certain part of Cumberlend County will well remember one "Abner" ?so he wac always called in his town. Abner was commonly selected to take charge of funerals, because he was about the only man in town who had time hanging on hia hands. A citizen died, a man who never amount ed to much, who was never positively wicked, becaues that would have re quired more of an effort than he was , willing to make. He was, however, far enough from being a good citizen, ' and Abcer knew it so well as anybody else. Abner was requested to ask a cer tain minister to conduct the services, and he hitched up his old horse and drove to his house. The minister said he would attend, and then tried to get a little information concerning the late lamented. **V.rhat sort of a man was he?" he asked. "Well^ about the same as no sort of a man at all," responded Abner frank ly. "I suppose his loss will be deeply felt in the community?" said the min ister. "They're ai! bearing up well under it," said Abner slowly. "Was ht a Christian?" asked the minister. "If he'd been accused of it, the verdict would have been not guilty, and the jury wouldn't have left their seats," replied Abner. "Did he attend church?" asked the minister. "I never heard of his doing it," said Abner. "How did he die?" continued the minister. "Just the same as he lived?3ort of naturally," said Abner. "I don't see how I'm to preach much of a sermon under such circumstances" said the minister. The minister pocketed his wrath and a ?5 bill and after the funeral the satisfied Abner said, "Well, v?c get just v?hat we wanted, b'gosh!"? Lewiston, Me., Journal. - m?o ? - ? The pastor of a Methodist church in Chicago has hit on a plan for bring ing the mothers of babes to his Sun day morning service. He has estab lished a nursery in one of the rooms of the church where the youngest babies can be cared for and where the older toddlers can be enter tained at a Sunday school kindergar ten. -- It is always cowardly to speak ill of a mau behind his back and it is often dangerous to say it to his face. Out ol Plumb. When the wall is out of plumb the building is more or less unsafe, and the higher the wall is carried out of the per ?>endicular the greater the danger of col apse. It's about so with the health ; it is out of plumb when the digestion is impaired, when there is a dull, sluggish feeling, with nervousness, irritability and sleeplessness. Every day that these symptoms are neglected in creases the liabil ity to p h j'si cal collapse. Dr. Picrce*s Golden Medical Discovery cures I diseases of the stomach and other ; organs of diges ! tion and nutrition. I It purifies the blood and cures nervous* n'ess, irritability and sleeplessness by curing the diseases in which . they originate. ' "For three vears I suffered untold nfony,*? writes Mrs. H.H. White, of Stanstead. Stanstead Co., Quebec. " I would have spells of trembling and being sick at ray stomach, pain in right side all the time ; then it would work up into my stomach and?such distress it is impossible to describe. I wrote to the World'? Wsptotary Medical association, stating my case to them, and they very promptly answered and told jac what to do. 1 took eight bottles of Dr. Merce'3 Golden Mctical Discovery, and five vials of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. ' Thanks to Dr. Pierce and his medicine I am a well woman today. Dr. Pierce's medicines also cured my I mother of liver complaint frotu which she has been a suiae.tr for fifteen years. We highly recommend these medicines to all suffering people." 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