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Joshua L. Chamberlain (search for this): chapter 1.52
l Lee at Appomattox Courthouse, April 9th, 1865. Lenient terms of General Grant. By General J. L. Chamberlain. It is an astounding fact that among the thousands of official documents bearing up a word. Why this is so the chief actor in the closing scene of the bloody drama, General Joshua L. Chamberlain, of Brunswick, Me., set forth in a pithy sentence to a Boston Journal writer the othlors nodded conquered has never sounded in public or in private his own acclaim. Major-General Joshua L. Chamberlain, of Maine, he was in the old days, and still he bears that honorable title. As the last act of the war. This is somewhat in detail the entire story as summarized by General Chamberlain: The Battle of Five Forks, which occurred on the 1st of April, 1865, served to prov, knives and souvenirs. In the last days of fighting, which ended in Lee's surrender, General Chamberlain was wounded twice. That his service was gallant in the extreme may be judged when it is
John B. Gordon (search for this): chapter 1.52
The officer who bore the flag was a member of the Confederate General Gordon's staff, but the message came to me in the name of General Longdes standing at order arms, the head of the Confederate column, General Gordon in command, and the old Stonewall Jackson Brigade leading, starI may best describe it as a marching salute in review. When General Gordon came opposite me I had the bugle blown and the entire line camecuting this movement of the manual successively and by regiments as Gordon's columns should pass before our front, each in turn. The Generation. At the sound of that machine like snap of arms, however, General Gordon started, caught in a moment its significance, and instantly assne motion, the horse's head swung down with a graceful bow, and General Gordon dropped his swordpoint to his toe in salutation. By word of mouth General Gordon sent back orders to the rear that his own troops take the same position of the manual in the march past as did our line.
Robert Edward Lee (search for this): chapter 1.52
tional tragedy of the Civil war there has been for years much effort, always in a more or less unostentatious and secretive way, to eliminate the merit which was due to prominent actors. It has been said recurrently that officers other than the actual one who commanded on the impressive occasion, and, to cite one case, a general officer, who, from 1863, was never connected with the Army of the Potomac, was frequently banqueted and toasted as the soldier who received the surrender of General Robert E. Lee. This was, to be sure, an unfair acceptance, but it was accepted in silence, and even at later times assented to in subsequent remarks. But, be it said, such pretense of merit deserves and surely ought to receive the censure of every loyal comrade. The man who did command the Union soldiery that stood immovable for hours near Appomattox Courthouse on that eventful day while Rebel arms and colors nodded conquered has never sounded in public or in private his own acclaim. Major-G
ing spared just time enough to send to General Gregory an order to follow me with his brigade. In good season we reached the field where the fight was going on. Our cavalry had even then been driven to the very verge of the field by the old Stonewall Corps. Swinging rapidly into action the first line was sent forward in partial skirmish order, followed by the main lines, the 1st and 2d brigades. Once, for some unknown reason, I was ordered back, but in the impetuosity of youth and the hes Gregory's, in the rear, and across the street, facing the Third; the First Brigade also in line of battle. Having thus formed, the brigades standing at order arms, the head of the Confederate column, General Gordon in command, and the old Stonewall Jackson Brigade leading, started down into the valley which lay between us, and approached our lines. With my staff I was on the extreme right of the line, mounted on horseback, and in a position nearest the Rebel solders who were approaching
The victory of Fire Forks was so complete in every way as to wholly paralyze General Lee's plan for further delay, and it is not too much to say that the decison was at once made for the western movement of the Army of Northern Virginia toward a new supply base. The battle of Sailor's Creek, with Ewell's surrender, and that of Farmville, followed quickly after, the Confederates being hard pressed on their left flank, and for them there was little rest owing to the continual hounding by Sherman's forces which seemed quite eager for constant combat. The Fifth Army Corps had been detailed to work with Sheridan's cavalry division. The subsequent relief of General Warren is a matter of history, which there is no need of repeating. General Griffin succeeded to command, and aided by the 6th, the 2d, and portions of the Army of the James, with other corps as fast as they could get to the scene, the military movements of that time form some of the most absorbing chapters of the C
Samuel Griffin (search for this): chapter 1.52
rces which seemed quite eager for constant combat. The Fifth Army Corps had been detailed to work with Sheridan's cavalry division. The subsequent relief of General Warren is a matter of history, which there is no need of repeating. General Griffin succeeded to command, and aided by the 6th, the 2d, and portions of the Army of the James, with other corps as fast as they could get to the scene, the military movements of that time form some of the most absorbing chapters of the Civil warand found assembled in the tent two of the three senior officers whom General Grant had selected to superintend the paroles and to look after the transfer of property and to attend to the final details of General Lee's surrender. These were General Griffin of the 5th Army Corps and General Gibbon of the 24th. The other commissioner, General Merritt of the cavalry, was not there. The articles of capitulation had been signed previously and it had come to the mere matter of formally settling th
as commanding the 5th Army Corps, he said. It was just about midnight when a message came to me to report to headquarters. I went thither directly and found assembled in the tent two of the three senior officers whom General Grant had selected to superintend the paroles and to look after the transfer of property and to attend to the final details of General Lee's surrender. These were General Griffin of the 5th Army Corps and General Gibbon of the 24th. The other commissioner, General Merritt of the cavalry, was not there. The articles of capitulation had been signed previously and it had come to the mere matter of formally settling the details of the surrender. The two officers told me that General Lee had started for Richmond, and that our leader, General Grant, was well on his way to his own headquarters at City Point, so called, in Virginia. I was also told that General Grant had decided to have a formal ceremony with a parade at the time of laying down of arms. A re
W. R. Grant (search for this): chapter 1.52
ouse, April 9th, 1865. Lenient terms of General Grant. By General J. L. Chamberlain. It is anrs ago. When General Lee surrendered to General Grant, April 9th, 1865, the war was virtually ovthe 1st of April, 1865, served to prove to General Grant the fact which General Phil Sheridan hmoments after that our own beloved leader, General Grant, also accompanied by an orderly, came ridi it is told that both General Sheridan and General Grant commended him personally. This the Generatent two of the three senior officers whom General Grant had selected to superintend the paroles anstarted for Richmond, and that our leader, General Grant, was well on his way to his own headquartecalled, in Virginia. I was also told that General Grant had decided to have a formal ceremony with our men. I was told, furthermore, that General Grant had appointed me to take charge of this paistaken, there was some conference between General Grant and some of the members of his staff upon
Robert E. Lee (search for this): chapter 1.52
ay, 1901.j Details of the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Courthouse, April 9th, 1865. ox Courthouse thirty-six years ago. When General Lee surrendered to General Grant, April 9th, 18l writer the other night: The war was over when Lee signed the terms of surrender, and with the clocomplete in every way as to wholly paralyze General Lee's plan for further delay, and it is not tooilities until General Lee could be heard from. Lee was even then said to be making a wide detour ie. And just then the glad news came that General Lee had surrendered. Shortly after that we saw In the last days of fighting, which ended in Lee's surrender, General Chamberlain was wounded twperty and to attend to the final details of General Lee's surrender. These were General Griffin ofe surrender. The two officers told me that General Lee had started for Richmond, and that our leadHist. So. Papers, p. XXVII communication of General Lee to Prest. Davis: On the morning of the 9th[5 more...]
de exceedingly difficult, if not practically impossible, the provisioning of the Confederate army, and that the departure of that command and its march toward Lynchburg might soon be expected. The victory of Fire Forks was so complete in every way as to wholly paralyze General Lee's plan for further delay, and it is not too much to say that the decison was at once made for the western movement of the Army of Northern Virginia toward a new supply base. The battle of Sailor's Creek, with Ewell's surrender, and that of Farmville, followed quickly after, the Confederates being hard pressed on their left flank, and for them there was little rest owing to the continual hounding by Sherman's forces which seemed quite eager for constant combat. The Fifth Army Corps had been detailed to work with Sheridan's cavalry division. The subsequent relief of General Warren is a matter of history, which there is no need of repeating. General Griffin succeeded to command, and aided by the
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