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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Chapter 34: (search)
om Farmville to join Sheridan's advance. But he had been absent from his own Headquarters several days, sleeping in rebel houses, and messing with any general officers whom he passed. Worn out with mental anxiety and physical fatigue, loss of sleep and the weight of responsibility, he became very unwell, and was obliged to halt at a farm-house on the road, where he spent most of the day. About midnight, while unable to sleep from pain, he received the following communication from Lee. April 8th: I received at a late hour your note of today. In mine of yesterday, 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 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 that end. I cannot therefore meet you with a view to surrender the army of Northern Virgini
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2, Appendix to Chapter XXXV. (search)
ontas, Cabin Point, Blacks' and Whites' Station, Cup's Mill, Hanover Landing, Bellefield, Flusser's Mills, Vaughan Road, Sycamore Church, Poplar Spring Church, and Wilson's Wharf.Miscellaneous1615530349155071,072 General and General Staff Officers2129757 Total69611,9672,32447,23558719,91182,720 The above statement is made up from regimental records, except in the case of General, and General Staff, Officers. Statement of cannon and small-arms surrendered to the United States from April 8 to December 30, 1865. date of ReportWhere SurrenderedCanonSmall-Armsremarks April 11, 1865Army of the James26310,000Lee's army. May 31, 1865Army of the Potomac25122,633 Sept 12, 1865Richmond and Petersburg175 July 27,165Department of North Carolina566,042Johnston's army. July 25, 1865Greensboro, Charlotte, N C1688,424 May 31,165Department of Kentucky99Taylor Aug 31 1865Mt Vernon Arsenal, Ala911,400 I)ec 9, 1865Macon, Ga14028,163 Dec 9, 1865Selma and Montgomery, Ala105353 Dec 9, 1