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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Last days of the army of Northern Virginia. (search)
rmed men. The night before the surrender. Near dusk on the 8th of April, Sheridan's cavalry, on the outskirts of Appomattox Courthouse, nt of cannon and small arms surrendered to the United States from April 8th to December 30th, 1865. April 11, 1865, Army of the James—Cannppomattox. There was little fighting or even skirmishing on the 8th of April, and no captures. The surrender took place next day, and it endtable, if these reports cover arms actually captured between the 8th of April and their respective dates, April 11th, May 31st, 1865 [instead n is correct, that the report covers arms actually captured after April 8th, he is certainly bound to take the report of April 11th, as showittox, for, as we have seen, there was no other place between the 8th of April and the dates of the reports where any captures could be made byof small arms and cannon which came into their hands between the 8th of April and the date of the making of these reports, without any referen
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Appomattox Courthouse. (search)
id in resisting Grant, whichever might be found best. The exhausted troops were halted for rest on the evening of the 8th of April, near Appomattox Courthouse, and the march was ordered to be resumed at one o'clock A. M. I can convey a good idea of on the old stage road to Richmond, between the picket lines of the two armies. This letter of General Lee was dated April 8th. Colonel Marshall continued: No reply to this letter had been received when, early on the morning of April 9th, y the enemy. Going to meet Grant. According to the proposal contained in his letter to General Grant of the 8th of April, General Lee, attended by myself and with one orderly, proceeded down the old stage road to Richmond, to meet General on was immediately in our rear. Colonel Whittier delivered to me General Grant's reply to the letter of General Lee of April 8th, declining to meet General Lee to discuss the terms of a general pacification on the ground that General Lee possessed