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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Chapter 6: Appomattox. (search)
while, and the message goes up to my corps commander, General Griffin, leaving me mazed at the boding change. Now from the right come foaming up in cavalry fashion the two forms I had watched from away beyond. A white flag again, held strong aloft, making straight for the little group beneath our battle-flag, high borne also,--the red Maltese cross on a field of white, that had thrilled hearts long ago. I see now that it is one of our cavalry staff in lead,--indeed I recognize him, Colonel Whitaker of Custer's staff; and, hardly keeping pace with him, a Confederate staff officer. Without dismounting, without salutation, the cavalryman shouts: This is unconditional surrender! This is the end! Then he hastily introduces his companion, and adds: I am just from Gordon and Longstreet. Gordon says For God's sake, stop this infantry, or hell will be to pay! I'll go to Sheridan, he adds, and dashes away with the white flag, leaving Longstreet's aide with me. The various accounts t