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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies., Military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: headquarters Commandery of the State of Maine. (search)
temporarily commanded the formal surrender of the arms and colors of Lee's army on the 12th of April, 1865. The description of this historic ceremony by Gen. Morris Schaaf in his Sunset of the Confederacy, in its vivid and picturesque language, seems so well suited to the occasion and the chivalrous character of the principal owdoin College, and many friends from many parts of the State, were there to honor the illustrious dead. Ex-Gov. John C. Bates, Maj. Henry L. Higginson and Gen. Morris Schaaf represented Massachusetts at the request of the Governor in the communication which follows:-- Boston, February 26, 1914. Hon. John C. Bates, 73 Tremont Stheld at Portland, Me., to-morrow, and I sincerely trust that you will find it possible to attend. I have made a similar request of Maj. H. L. Higginson and Gen. Morris Schaaf. The great public services rendered to his country and to New England by General Chamberlain would seem to make it desirable that some representatives o