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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
ia. His only hope now was to make a race to Farmville (west thirty-five miles), there cross the Ap of the 6th General Ord was directed towards Farmville. In order, if possible, to reach and destroThis force met the head of Lee's column near Farmville, and Read heroically attacked it in the effonorth bank of the Appomattox by bridges near Farmville. Such are the mere bald facts that, thus column had filed across the Appomattox, near Farmville, which was not till towards dawn of the 7th,federates at High Bridge, six miles east of Farmville. The rear-guard was overtaken just as it hause, while Barlow's division was directed on Farmville, distant three miles. Barlow found this placstrong position four or five miles north of Farmville, covering the stage and plank roads to Lynchd Courthouse, and a third, that of Crook, to Farmville. The bridges having been burnt at this poinnt-General. General R. E. Lee. It was at Farmville that General Grant wrote this message, and h[1 more...]
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ed rations had been sent to Richmond and burned, 607; Sheridan's force at Jettersville heading off Lee, 608; Meade joined Sheridan at Jettersville, 608; Sailor's Creek, Ewells corps cut off, and surrendered, 610; Lee crossed the Appomattox near Farmville, 611; starvation and fatigue of Lee's troops, 611; ultimo suspiro, 612; Lee's army overtaken at High Bridge by Second Corps, 613; Farmville, Grant's letter from, to Lee, 615; Sheridan across Lee's line of retreat at Appomattox Courthouse, 617; Farmville, Grant's letter from, to Lee, 615; Sheridan across Lee's line of retreat at Appomattox Courthouse, 617; Lee's attempt to cut through Sheridan's lines at Appomattox Courthouse, 617; Lee's surrender, 618; Lee's surrender, opening of correspondence between Grant and Lee, 618. Reynolds, General, the death of, 330. Rich Mountain, Pegram defeated by Rosecrans, 38. Richmond the objective point of the war, 17; the lines of advance to wards in 1861, 22; what a direct march on would have effected, 147; outer line of redoubts pierced by Kilpatrick, 400; merits of plans of advance discussed, 406; o