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General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 29 (search)
ride to reach Sheridan Grant Hurries on to Farmville Grant at Farmville Grant Opens a corresponFarmville Grant Opens a correspondence with Lee the ride to Curdsville Grant Suffers an attack of illness more correspondence wit the roads running south from Burkeville and Farmville, and then went over to Meade's camp near by.d that he had ordered rations to meet him at Farmville, it was seen that he had abandoned all hope h Bridge over the Appomattox, and push on to Farmville. Sheridan's cavalry was to work around Lee' 7th), and moved rapidly in the direction of Farmville. The columns were crowding the roads, and th his staff, rode into the little village of Farmville, on the south side of the Appomattox River, General Grant decided to remain all night at Farmville and await the reply from Lee, and he was shoe U. S. The next morning, before leaving Farmville, the following reply was given to General Seuctions to Ord and Sheridan, he started from Farmville, crossed to the north side of the Appomattox
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant, Chapter 30 (search)
nati, and started from Curdsville toward New Store. From this point he went by way of a cross-road to the south side of the Appomattox, with the intention of moving around to Sheridan's front. While riding along the wagon-road which runs from Farmville to Appomattox Court-house, at a point eight or nine miles east of the latter place, Lieutenant Charles E. Pease of Meade's staff overtook him with a despatch. It was found to be a reply from Lee, which had been sent into our lines on Humphreys and wrote the following reply to Lee: April 9, 1865. General R. E. Lee, Commanding C. S. Army: Your note of this date is but this moment (11:50 A. M.) received, in consequence of my having passed from the Richmond and Lynchburg road to the Farmville and Lynchburg road. I am at this writing about four miles west of Walker's Church, and will push forward to the front for the purpose of meeting you. Notice sent to me on this road where you wish the interview to take place will meet me.