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George H. Snarp (search for this): chapter 26
e Lost cause, and their bravest and best sought honorably to bury them from sight forever. How sad it is that poor ambitions, jealousies of race, the wretched greed of pelf and place, and the miserable hates of social rivalries should so often disturb the hearty reconciliation of that surrender, and for a time revive the bitterness which you then sought to bury in a common grave. The interview between Generals Grant and Lee has often been described. We give the following from Gen. George H. Snarp, who was a member of General Grant's staff, and who witnessed the scene: They met in the parlor of a small brown house Gen. Grant sat in a rocking chair, not appearing to the best advantage, as he was without his sword, and his coat was buttoned up so carelessly that buttons and button-holes were in the wrong places. Lee sat proud and majestic, dressed in a new uniform that he probably then wore for the first time, every particle of his dress neat and soldier-like, down to the
Sherman (search for this): chapter 26
rities, and it proved an utter failure. In Richmond gloom and anxiety filled the minds of the people. The noble army of Gen. Lee, reduced to thirty thousand men, had a line forty miles long in front of Gen. Grant, with his splendidly equipped force of a hundred and fifty thousand men. Gen. Johnston, in command of the remnant of Hood's army and portions of other forces, could count only twenty-five thousand men to confront forty thousand, flushed with victory, moving from th. South under Gen. Sherman. In the midst of disasters, and under the thickening gloom of war clouds, the people of the South lifted up their voice to Him that ruleth the nations. The President, in accordance with a resolution of the Confederate Congress, appointed the 10th day of March as a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer, with thanksgiving. In the spirit of a Christian patriot he addressed his proclamation to the suffering people of the Confederate States: It is our solemn duty, at all times, an
Grant (search for this): chapter 26
ty thousand men, had a line forty miles long in front of Gen. Grant, with his splendidly equipped force of a hundred and fift would have been successful. The evident purpose of General Grant to move his left wing far enough to the south of Petery your enemy halted. Meanwhile Lee has turned back to meet Grant and surrendered his command. Sheridan swung his cavalry art to bury in a common grave. The interview between Generals Grant and Lee has often been described. We give the following from Gen. George H. Snarp, who was a member of General Grant's staff, and who witnessed the scene: They met in the parlor of a small brown house Gen. Grant sat in a rocking chair, not appearing to the best advantage, as he was without his sss neat and soldier-like, down to the well-polished spurs. Grant apologized for not being equipped, having ridden out withouf the Union. Then General Lee glanced reproachfully toward Grant, as though to say, You might have spared me this. The ne
Thomas A. Ware (search for this): chapter 26
t call there came a response from all parts of the South. In the churches, in the hospitals, in the camps and in the trenches, thousands bowed in humble prayer for the blessing and mercy of God. And, as in earlier periods of the war, many of the brightest examples of endurance and faith were found in the army. The anchor of hope held more securely as the storm increased. The serene courage and perfect trust of Christian soldiers were the richest legacies of those gloomy days. The Rev. Thomas A. Ware, of the M E. Church, South, who labored with untiring zeal as a Chaplain in the army of Northern Virginia, gives a vivid picture of a scene after a day of blood. In the midst of the surgeon's work, as he spoke to the sufferers stretched upon the ground, his ear caught the soft murmur of prayer. I turned, he says, to catch the words. I saw one form bent over another, prostrate on the grass, until the lips of the suppliant nearly touched the pale face of the sufferer. Oh, preci
Kirby Smith (search for this): chapter 26
ou might have spared me this. The news of General Lee's surrender reached Mr. Davis at Danville on the 10th of April. He went thence to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he met Generals Johnston and Beauregard, both of whom assured him that in their judgment it was useless to continue the struggle. The surrender of General Johnston followed a few days after this interview, and all resistance to the Federal armies east of the Mississippi ceased. The army west of that river, under General Kirby Smith, soon after laid down its arms, and the great civil war was ended. It is a noteworthy fact, and one that speaks well for the character of the American people, that the soldiers on both sides returned so quietly to the pursuits of a peaceful life after the disbanding of the armies. Throughout the South almost every cross road, says an eminent writer, witnessed the separation of comrades in arms, who had long shared the perils and privations of a terrible struggle, now seeking their
Longstreet (search for this): chapter 26
roke the strange stillness of that Sabbath morn. Steadily, silently they came when Sheridan drew back his horsemen, as parts some mighty curtain, and there stood the close formed battalions of infantry, the cannon gleaming in the openings, quietly awaiting the coming of Gordon's men. Instinctively your enemy halted. Meanwhile Lee has turned back to meet Grant and surrendered his command. Sheridan swung his cavalry around upon Gordon's left and was about to charge, when Custer reached Longstreet. Assurance of surrender was given, and the end bad come. The Sabbath day, with tears and in sorrow, Southern men folded the banners of the Lost cause, and their bravest and best sought honorably to bury them from sight forever. How sad it is that poor ambitions, jealousies of race, the wretched greed of pelf and place, and the miserable hates of social rivalries should so often disturb the hearty reconciliation of that surrender, and for a time revive the bitterness which you then
Benning (search for this): chapter 26
What though the cook is at work, with extra help, all day? The supply of prepared food must be kept up, and every needy case must receive attention. And thus has it been at Sunshine since November, and thus must it be until another route for travel is opened. Such scenes were daily repeated in thousands of Southern homes. The truly devout spirit that pervaded the armies of the South in the last days of the war could not be more fully shown than in the following resolutions adopted by Benning's, Bryan's, Wofford's, Anderson's, and Evans', brigades of Georgia troops: Resolved, 1st. That we hereby acknowledge the sinfulness of our past conduct as a just and sufficient ground for the displeasure of Almighty God; and that, earnestly repenting of our sins, we are determined, by his grace, to amend our lives for the future; and, in earnest supplication to God, through the mediation of his Son, Jesus Christ, we implore the forgiveness of our sins and seek the Divine favor and pr
M. D. Anderson (search for this): chapter 26
rk, with extra help, all day? The supply of prepared food must be kept up, and every needy case must receive attention. And thus has it been at Sunshine since November, and thus must it be until another route for travel is opened. Such scenes were daily repeated in thousands of Southern homes. The truly devout spirit that pervaded the armies of the South in the last days of the war could not be more fully shown than in the following resolutions adopted by Benning's, Bryan's, Wofford's, Anderson's, and Evans', brigades of Georgia troops: Resolved, 1st. That we hereby acknowledge the sinfulness of our past conduct as a just and sufficient ground for the displeasure of Almighty God; and that, earnestly repenting of our sins, we are determined, by his grace, to amend our lives for the future; and, in earnest supplication to God, through the mediation of his Son, Jesus Christ, we implore the forgiveness of our sins and seek the Divine favor and protection. Resolved, 2nd. Tha
Wofford (search for this): chapter 26
ok is at work, with extra help, all day? The supply of prepared food must be kept up, and every needy case must receive attention. And thus has it been at Sunshine since November, and thus must it be until another route for travel is opened. Such scenes were daily repeated in thousands of Southern homes. The truly devout spirit that pervaded the armies of the South in the last days of the war could not be more fully shown than in the following resolutions adopted by Benning's, Bryan's, Wofford's, Anderson's, and Evans', brigades of Georgia troops: Resolved, 1st. That we hereby acknowledge the sinfulness of our past conduct as a just and sufficient ground for the displeasure of Almighty God; and that, earnestly repenting of our sins, we are determined, by his grace, to amend our lives for the future; and, in earnest supplication to God, through the mediation of his Son, Jesus Christ, we implore the forgiveness of our sins and seek the Divine favor and protection. Resolve
Joseph E. Johnston (search for this): chapter 26
line forty miles long in front of Gen. Grant, with his splendidly equipped force of a hundred and fifty thousand men. Gen. Johnston, in command of the remnant of Hood's army and portions of other forces, could count only twenty-five thousand men to le not a few made ready to escape through the closing lines of the Federals, for the purpose of joining the forces of Gen. Johnston in North Carolina. The impression made upon the minds of the Federal officers and soldiers is given in the followider reached Mr. Davis at Danville on the 10th of April. He went thence to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he met Generals Johnston and Beauregard, both of whom assured him that in their judgment it was useless to continue the struggle. The surrender of General Johnston followed a few days after this interview, and all resistance to the Federal armies east of the Mississippi ceased. The army west of that river, under General Kirby Smith, soon after laid down its arms, and the great civil wa
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