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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The surrender at Appomattox . (search)
The surrender at Appomattox. (by General Bryan Grimes.)
On Saturday, the 8th, no enemy appeared, and we marched undisturbed all day. Up to this time, since the evacuation of Petersburg, we had marched day and night, continually followed and harassed by the enemy.
The men were very much jaded and suffering for necessary sustenance, our halts not having been sufficiently long to prepare their food; besides, all our cooking utensils not captured or abandoned were where we could not reach them.
This day Bushrod Johnson's division was assigned to and placed under my command, by order of General Lee.
Upon passing a clear stream of water, and learning that the other division of the corps had gone into camp some two miles ahead, I concluded to halt and give my broken-down men an opportunity to close up and join us, and sent a message to General Gordon, commanding the corps, making known my whereabouts, informing him I would be at any point he might designate at any hour desired.
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