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H"e-?on.pH?- sad daisjisBse from the 0?he**t?e J
CvfcU-man th? following reported facts, as ?aid
'tp be furnished by an Officer of Gordon'? corps.
-Sonto ?f. this matte* we bare badbefore,'but in
or dei- to a connective narrative, we reconcile
ourselves to a repetition: '"*..' . ^
On the 25th Maren, Geni Leo made a demon?
stration on shs left of Grant,'capturing Hare's
Hall add other neighboring- wovfca. Frons that
time till April 2, tho skirmishing waa heavy
and incessant. Grant meanwhile throwing.the
main part pf his army td tho South side, and
masai ag in front of our right, Which was near
tbs Petersburg Railrpad.
At. daylight; on' Sudday,' April ?.'a.tg?ceral
tasas waa joined $rom; .morlaca efi? 'artillery.
The forets here to meet the enemy-consisted of
tbe% corps of Hill, (A. P?,jr'Anderson andPGor
dnn-tho corps of Lon Retract being, in the" de
fea qea Of IticliraoncL Thea?ttack of the operay
was at once heavy and impotdous. ' Th ty were
repeatedly repulsad; ; and driven back; bat,
finaUy, thair ov?/^hhlm*iag '-numbers prevailed.
Hi columns sir -deep.' they brake through our~
defenceless right ?na left. Gordon's corps soc
needed in driving from the^?aft, bat provecV
unable to dislodge thom from-tbs position, taken
on the right. AU thia wa* .immediately* in
front of -Petersburg. Aja .bar extreme right,
after frequent onarges and after cudrfriug great
slaughter, our ammunition haring become ex?
hausted, the enemy captured. Burgess' HUI, ort*
Hatcher's Bun; and? tpough our troops" fought
with clubbe'd musteta,'they, wore overwhelmed I
. and surrendered. The spirit of the troops was
everywhere good, but tho physical capacity
was unequal to the spirit. The lines once
broken, varions other1'works were carried in
succession. A large part o? Pickett's division1
waa captured? So was-Gen. ?i?c*s headq"osV
tara, and th? enemy," $hst. night, advanced to a
point within two miles o?- Petersburg, and held
possession of -the; South-side Railway. We lest,
largely ia prisodflsa ^bi?r dp v. Xiur lose in Blain j
sad wounded? fwas&tmjaM Tu- degree, with the
* magnitude of the' , engagements-a fact due to
our'entrenchaients, tren-. A. f..Hill was killed,
struck by several bat?s, at the head of his cora
mead. Gen. Gordon escaped' aubert.
The result of thia engageaient was such al*
to render acossaary the evacuation cMVte
borg and Richmond. The paramount .dbje~.
was ta aara tba army. Op.Sunday night, Gen.
lase retired Jo. the direction, of Am-? ti a Coori.
House, in a Westerly direction from Petersburg
sad on the road to Ljachbni-g.
MOXVAI, April 3.-Gren. Longrstrept, who
- had sneceesfully escaped Tro in RiohmmM with
his column, joinecVthe main aimy before day.
Some desultory fighting took place, the enemy
closely pursuing with mounted and regular
iafantry^tld cavalry. Tue artney took every
ocoasionto throw shells at our wagon trains,
sad before night we burned some of the wagons
te preventthem from falling into Federal hands.
The spirit of tba men, notWthstf.nd:iig their
reverses, waa excellent, and in all the encoun?
ters with the enemy, they fought with their
usaal ?dat. - ~<l '
Tmss?AT: April 4.-?-The enemy, harassed our
\ rear not a little; and,*' when 'near-Farmville,
captured a considerable number of wagons--1
\ stiong them ode containing the wife of Brig. J
Gen. Clement* A, Evans. Marched ? nearly alli
night .1
ranHaaoAT, * pril 5.-The Federals still j
prisaing, but with little fighting.
- * TitbiisD A T, April ?. -This was 'hot-only the!
most trying day of the retreat but tho eevereat I
< tax ?pon the endurance of tbi? 'inca engaged.!
which they hive cxperieuce hdjHs^ WV monthsTj
; This, fighting waa almost incessauu "The enemy
appeared to be deter uti ned.to bring. thc'- army J
I to a ataqd, and in these attempts captured-mauy j
I* wagons. Gordon's corps held the rear. . A bat-]
\ lory of artillery waa also lwt. Brig. Gen.
? - : . " o*. .
Lew?, ?oaxoxs.a<Jit?? IVj?ram*? oU brigade, 'seSi
i verely wounded. Our cavalry skirmishing "eon
sinnt?y and holding tho enemy in check.
L In the evening, Gordon'3 corps WAS relieved
[hy Mahon e's. division". The Federals attacked
I in force. Mahone received their charge* com?
placently, and while they were in progress,
sent'a couple of his tried regiment* to the
Yankee rear, who captured a thousand men,
.including a maier and brigadier general." *? .
- TrTaroAT, April 7---Heavy rain, which pre?
vented active operations on both"sides. Roads
heavy, wagons and aitillery stalled, and the
two armies manoeuvring for position.
SATURDAY, April 8.-Gan. Longstreet's corps
in the rear and Gordon** in front? th* enemy
worked'their-way along our-flanks, and our
rear was hot little annoyed; at night, some .ol
tlteir cavalry found their way to the front, and
captured a large nnmber of onr wagons and a
portion of our artillery at Appomattox C. EL
The next day, our army re sieh ed this plaice
on the road to Lynchburg. Gen.-Thomas, witt
bj* aruay. Aadarrived before us.and effected 1
junction With Grant; cavalry", infantry anc
.artillery completely surrounded our4ittle oom
maud. We had-from fiv% to eight thouaan?
prisoners, and only eight thousand etTeetfv?
fighting men, with muskets, all told. The sup
ply of ammunition was nearly exhausted. Ii
this emergency, Gen. Lee determined, if posai
ble, to cut his way through, and if he contd d'
00 more, save at least the remnant of his army
Orders were issued for a grandjsharge, and on
trqpps were massed accordingly.
Gen. Grimes' division led the charge, followe
successively by .two .others. The engagemec
eommenceu shortly after sunrise, and waa eoi
tinned Acthusiojtically until our mea ha
brohea through the Federal lines, driven the
for,neArly a mile and a half, and captured sev
ral pieces of artillery, besides some hundreds
prisoners . The old spirit of fight was nnsn
dued. Meanwhile, a heavy force of cavah
"th rna ten ed our flunky. For some cause, n
stated, Gen. Lee issued orders to the troops
cease tiring and withdraw.
Subsequently, an officer-said to b.e Geifer
Ouslar, of, the Yankee cavalyyT-entered o
liues, bearing a flag, of trace. Whether I
appearance was in response to a request fr<
Gen. Lee, or Jie wa? the bearer of a formal <
maud for surr?,n?ter, initiated by Gun. Grai
4(0 are not informed. Al this tine, our art
?as"in line of battle on or near the Appoin
LOX Hoad, the skirmisher* thrown out, wh
MC.o hutidred and fifty yard? Ju frorrt of the
?ta-aa eminence,.wa**n lar?- body Pede
cavalry. The coup d'er ii is described us mag
tiaenL ..- ... ~
Soon after the retu.ru af Gen. (Justar to
linos, Gen. Giant, accompanied by his st
I rode to the headquarters of Gen. Lee, wh
! were under an apple tree,-near the road. 1
I interview is described ^is exceedingly imbi
-?iv?-. After the alfiutatoiy formalities, wh
doubtless were brief and business-like, G
LJ^ leiideredhis sword to Grant rn token
ottrMiij-r, That officer, however, declined
receive if.'or receiving, declined to retain
jwiijd accompanied ire return with aubstantis
tim following remark: "Gen. Lee, keep t
; ?word. You bave won it by your gallanl
Yon have not been -whipped, hut oyerpowei
and 1 oaunOt receive.it as a token of surren
.from so brave a mau." Su-ah u the report
thesconversation made-to us. t Thc replj
LG en". Lah we do not ksrow. B?tji Grant ;
i himself ate said to have been, dueply affjc
by 1 he solemnity of the occasion, aud to h
v*Ued tr ar*. This scene, occurred between
faud t f o'clock a. m.
Wb<:ii the."e.id" event, became known to
[array, officers and men gave w?y to.their e
tion#, and <ome among the veterans wept
children. A *a>naiderablc number swore t
tij.-y never world surfender, hud model
fW.iy io tho wood*-. Generals?? Gary, of
at?l,. t.rrtl licker, of Virginie, with a few
iew- >. cut their way out and -crouped;
"?i ? ? n II" * -.i
the talk <fT the array was obliged te accept th?
proffered tarma. . . '" - *
These-were-capitulation with all the.honora
of war, officers te retain their side arm? and
personal property, "frnd the men their baggage.
Bash ono waa thereupon paroled, and allowed .
to go his way. .
JThe force of-the Yankee array is estimated at .
200,000 men. ?Oar own ?at the atine of surren?
der embraced not more than 8,000 effective
infantry and 2,000 cavalry, bat il is said that -
I the total number paroled was about 28,090 m?n
of all arms and conditions.
During Sunday a?d. Monday, a large number
of Federal soldiers ,and ' oflleers -visited oar
camps, and looked curiously on oar commands,
but there waa nothing like exultation, no shoot
.ing for joy. and no word uttered that ouufd "
'and to the mq rt iScation, already sustained. Or'
thj? contrary, ?very symptom of respect was
manifested, sind thc Soother a array was praised S
for th c. bra ve arv d noble manner in which 4t had
i defended oar cease. *
I All the Federals spoke of Gen. Lee ia term?
of unbounded praise. The remark waa fre?
quently made, "He weald receive as . many
cheers in going down oar. lines as Gen. ?raut
? himself." . ,. .
1 It ia understood that Oana. Lee and Loag,
strset, and other officers, ara now on parole ia
! the city of Richmond.
? Tao. folio wing is a oopy of General Lee's ad
; dress'to his army, issued after its sorreader to
j Gea. Groat at Appomattox Coart House, op.
I Sandayythe 9th of April. 1865:
I H s ADO.'RS AHMT No&Taaax Vnonu,
I . April-10, 13??. 9
j Qeneral Order No. '9. *
After, four years of arduous servios, marked ,
br-unsurpassed courage and. fortitude, thc artsy
roi N or? hern Virginia baa bee a compelled to
yield to overwhelming numbera and rcaonrees.
I need hot tell the brave aurvivore of so roany
h ard-fought battles, who hara remained stead*
fast to thejast, that I hare ceaeeatcd to thin
result frot? no distract af them. But feeling
that valor and devotion could accomplish no?
thing that could compensate for tba toss that
would'have attended tho contin?ense of the
cont est, ~l determined to avoid the useless sacra
6ce of those whose past services have endeared
them to their countrymen. ^
By the terms of thc agreement, affiecra and
men csu return.to their homes and reosainantil
exchanged 7l*ou will take.with you ike satis
faction-that proceeds from tba consciousness of
duty faithfully performed, and I'earnestly pray
that a merciful God will extend to yo? hie
blessing and protection. '? * *
I With an uneesSing admiration of your oon
stauey and devotion'f> your ?ouatry, and a
grateful remembrance of your kind 'and gene?
rous consideration for myself, I bid you sa '
affectionateTarewell. R/E. LEE, General.
?ssmemen's cavalry occupied Lincolntea, H.
G., ou Monday afteraooa,' at 5 c'clcck. .At lacs
accounts, they were about five miles fram thc.
railroad bridge over the Catawba, which they
had bullit.
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.A large number of paroled men belonging to.
LSe'a army have arrived in thia city, cn rouie
to their several homes It ia stated that th?
cavalry were allowed to retain their he rsc?.
AUCTION S ALBS.
'l49. ' By L. T. Levin.
- J#SEPH SAMSON, SALESMAN.
miX be aold, on MONDAY* MOBBING, lath
'inst., opposite Dr. Gaiger'* office, at lb
: o'clock, , '
'The-following articles of FUBNITUBlc
'Tablea, Chairs, Bedsteads, Bureaus, Bad Sad
Bedding, Mattresses, Kitchen Utensils, Crooks
ry and a variety of othar artiolcs.
Conditions cash. . ' . April 81 t*
tfnlimj..ed artioles rossi red aa al boar, af sa ??|