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Robert E. Lee (search for this): chapter 36
the document when news came of the surrender of Lee's army, and that the Federal cavalry was pushin news of the fall of Richmond and the flight of Lee and the Confederate government, he was unable t of idolatry, yet the long habit of respect for Lee led him to think he would somehow get away and egun his march upon Johnston when he learned of Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Definitely relie Johnston the same terms that had been accorded Lee, and also communicated the news he had that moroffering his antagonist the same terms accorded Lee, ended, after two days negotiation, by making aforces in his command on the same terms granted Lee at Appomattox; Sherman supplying, as did Grant,ttox the rebellion fell to pieces all at once. Lee surrendered less than one sixth of the Confeder were fixed, after the successive surrenders of Lee and Johnston had left them no prospect in the este of war. Recruiting ceased immediately after Lee's surrender, and measures were taken to reduce
Edwin M. Stanton (search for this): chapter 36
tion. All this was a matter of course, and General Sherman could not properly, and perhaps would not, have objected to it. But the calm spirit of Lincoln was now absent from the councils of the government; and it was not in Andrew Johnson and Mr. Stanton to pass over a mistake like this, even in the case of one of the most illustrious captains of the age. They ordered Grant to proceed at once to Sherman's headquarters, and to direct operations against the enemy; and, what was worse, Mr. StantoMr. Stanton printed in the newspapers the reasons of the government for disapproving the agreement, in terms of sharpest censure of General Sherman. This, when it came to his notice some weeks later, filled him with hot indignation, and, coupled with some orders Halleck, who had been made commander of the armies of the Potomac and the James, issued to Meade, to disregard Sherman's truce and push forward against Johnston, roused him to open defiance of the authorities he thought were persecuting him, and
J. H. Wilson (search for this): chapter 36
ss through the Carolinas, had predisposed the great interior region to make an end of strife: a tendency which was greatly promoted by the masterly raid of General J. H. Wilson's cavalry through Alabama, and his defeat of Forrest at Selma. An officer of Taylor's staff came to Canby's headquarters on April 19 to make arrangements for the surrender of all the Confederate forces east of the Mississippi not already paroled by Sherman and Wilson, embracing some forty-two thousand men. The terms were agreed upon and signed on May 4, at the village of Citronelle in Alabama. At the same time and place the Confederate Commodore Farrand surrendered to Rear-Admiraain toward the east in an effort to gain the Florida coast and escape by means of a sailing vessel to Texas. The two expeditions sent in pursuit of him by General Wilson did not allow this consummation, which the government at Washington might possibly have viewed with equanimity. His camp near Irwinville, Georgia, was surrou
Joseph E. Johnston (search for this): chapter 36
irginia legislature conference of Davis and Johnston at Greensboro Johnston asks for an armistice meeting of Sherman and Johnston their agreement rejected at Washington surrender of JohnstJohnston surrender of other Confederate forces end of the rebel Navy capture of Jefferson Davis sucause was lost. The council of war over, General Johnston returned to his army to begin negotiationirginia. He had already begun his march upon Johnston when he learned of Lee's surrender at Appomatward march, but made no great haste, thinking Johnston's cavalry superior to his own, and desiring Sn down by S. R. Mallory, and merely signed by Johnston, and was inadmissible and even offensive in i this mood of sympathy the discussion began. Johnston asserted that he would not be justified in sugard Sherman's truce and push forward against Johnston, roused him to open defiance of the authoritileck's order, however, had been nullified by Johnston's surrender, and Grant, suggesting that this [9 more...]
S. R. Mallory (search for this): chapter 36
ng to cut off Johnston's southward march, but made no great haste, thinking Johnston's cavalry superior to his own, and desiring Sheridan to join him before he pushed the Confederates to extremities. While here, however, he received a communication from General Johnston, dated the thirteenth, proposing an armistice to enable the. National and Confederate governments to negotiate on equal terms. It had been dictated by Jefferson Davis during the conference at Greensboro, written down by S. R. Mallory, and merely signed by Johnston, and was inadmissible and even offensive in its terms; but Sherman, anxious for peace, and himself incapable of discourtesy to a brave enemy, took no notice of its language, and answered so cordially that the Confederates were probably encouraged to ask for better conditions of surrender than they had expected to receive. The two great antagonists met on April 17, when Sherman offered Johnston the same terms that had been accorded Lee, and also communi
Robert Lincoln (search for this): chapter 36
Chapter 36. Lincoln's interviews with Campbell Withdraws authority for meeting of Virginia legislature conferencefooting grand review of the army While in Richmond, Mr. Lincoln had two interviews with John A. Campbell, rebel Secretarf the commissioners at the Hampton Roads conference, and Mr. Lincoln now gave him a written memorandum repeating in substanced the news he had that morning received of the murder of Mr. Lincoln. The Confederate general expressed his unfeigned sorrowbe said, moreover, in extenuation of his course, that President Lincoln's despatch to Grant of March 3, which expressly forbaith the views of the administration. But the wisdom of Lincoln's peremptory order was completely vindicated. With the beble. The new President called his cabinet together, and Mr. Lincoln's instructions of March 3 to Grant were repeated to Sheraps would not, have objected to it. But the calm spirit of Lincoln was now absent from the councils of the government; and it
Ulysses S. Grant (search for this): chapter 36
s course, that President Lincoln's despatch to Grant of March 3, which expressly forbade Grant to dGrant to decide, discuss, or to confer upon any political question, had never been communicated to Sherman; while the very liberality of Grant's terms led him to believe that he was acting in accordance with ok up its southward flight. The moment General Grant read the agreement he saw it was entirely , and Mr. Lincoln's instructions of March 3 to Grant were repeated to Sherman-somewhat tardily, it illustrious captains of the age. They ordered Grant to proceed at once to Sherman's headquarters, ting him, and made him declare, in a report to Grant, that he would have maintained his truce at anad been nullified by Johnston's surrender, and Grant, suggesting that this outburst was uncalled foing his readiness to obey all future orders of Grant and the President. So far as Johnston was d Lee at Appomattox; Sherman supplying, as did Grant, rations for the beaten army. Thirty-seven th[1 more...]
E. D. Taylor (search for this): chapter 36
a tendency which was greatly promoted by the masterly raid of General J. H. Wilson's cavalry through Alabama, and his defeat of Forrest at Selma. An officer of Taylor's staff came to Canby's headquarters on April 19 to make arrangements for the surrender of all the Confederate forces east of the Mississippi not already paroled n. But he did not long hold his position of solitary defiance. One more needless skirmish took place near Brazos, Texas, and then Smith followed the example of Taylor and surrendered his entire force, some eighteen thousand, to General Canby, on May 26. One hundred and seventy-five thousand men in all were surrendered by the diablishment. Every chief of bureau was ordered, on April 28, to proceed at once to the reduction of expenses in his department to a peace footing; and this before Taylor or Smith had surrendered, and while Jefferson Davis was still at large. The army of a million men was brought down, with incredible ease and celerity, to one of
Pritchard (search for this): chapter 36
lted away; members of the cabinet dropped off on various pretexts, and Mr. Davis, abandoning the attempt to reach the Mississippi River, turned again toward the east in an effort to gain the Florida coast and escape by means of a sailing vessel to Texas. The two expeditions sent in pursuit of him by General Wilson did not allow this consummation, which the government at Washington might possibly have viewed with equanimity. His camp near Irwinville, Georgia, was surrounded by Lieutenant-Colonel Pritchard's command at dawn on May 10, and he was captured as he was about to mount horse with a few companions and ride for the coast, leaving his family to follow more slowly. The tradition that he was captured in disguise, having donned female dress in a last desperate attempt to escape, has only this foundation, that Mrs. Davis threw a cloak over her husband's shoulders, and a shawl over his head, on the approach of the Federal soldiers. He was taken to Fortress Monroe, and there kept
Philip H. Sheridan (search for this): chapter 36
tely. He could not be expected, to know that this resolute enemy was sick to the heart of war, and that the desire for more fighting survived only in a group of fugitive politicians flying through the pine forests of the Carolinas from a danger which did not exist. Entering Raleigh on the morning of the thirteenth, he turned his heads of column southwest, hoping to cut off Johnston's southward march, but made no great haste, thinking Johnston's cavalry superior to his own, and desiring Sheridan to join him before he pushed the Confederates to extremities. While here, however, he received a communication from General Johnston, dated the thirteenth, proposing an armistice to enable the. National and Confederate governments to negotiate on equal terms. It had been dictated by Jefferson Davis during the conference at Greensboro, written down by S. R. Mallory, and merely signed by Johnston, and was inadmissible and even offensive in its terms; but Sherman, anxious for peace, and hims
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