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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 21: closing events of the War.--assassination of the President. (search)
the left of Jetersville, and recrossing the Appomattox at Farmville, thirty-five miles from Amelia Court-House, where the Soutoo late for Lee to indulge much hope of escape by way of Farmville, for Sheridan was operating in the direction of the Appome morning of the 6th, Ord was directed to move quickly on Farmville. He sent forward a column of infantry and cavalry, under General Theodore Read, to destroy the bridges near Farmville. These troops met the van of Lee's army there, and attacked it succeeded in crossing the Appomattox over the bridges at Farmville that night, April 6 and 7, 1865. with his dreadfully sha stage and plank roads to Lynchburg, a few miles north of Farmville, with strong intrenchments covering these roads, and batt Danville, and a third division, under Crook, was sent to Farmville, where it crossed with difficulty, the horsemen being comf General Miles, Lee received a note from Grant, dated at Farmville, that morning, in which he said: The result of the last w