Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-07-31

Notwithstanding our troops did not form
ally enter the place on tho Sth inst yet the
garrison fully understood that they were to
be surrendered, and accordingly they came
over the parapet in large numbers to converse
with our men. All along the right and cen-
tre crowds Of them gathered without the
works to converse with and see the perscye-
ring Yankees, who had It last forced them to
surrender.
They examined with the deepest curiosity
the guns our men had, and their ammunition,
which they averred they had feared much more
than the artillery brought TO bear against
them. Now and then they would seek out
particular gtump OF log from which they had
been worried by our sharpshooters "This
oussed hole" said keen-eyed, roughly dress
ed hunter from the wilds Of Arkansas, 81
have been aiming at for the last two weeks,
to split the Yankees head who was always
peeping out of it," Somebody had quite evil
IDENTIFY been watching that hole rather closely,
for the two logs, which were a little apart,
and formed the aperture, were riddled with
bullets
They we're not aware that the place was to
be surrendered until after it vas known by
our men. They allowed that it was better
to be well fed and prisoners, than to hold out
and starve. Several of the soldiers went
within the rebel works on the first day. This
was not prohibited. Those who went in re-
turned with numerous trophies Of their visit,
such as blankets, canteens belts with the
Confederate States plate upon them. pistols
and the like. One beverage was served out
with the utmost freedom by the garrison, as
they had il in large quantities. It was a
light beer made from corn, aud really much
more PAiPao'e 'hah 'le river water
Dut'ng u,i rne hlsnI all was qu'e' "''uou' 'ne
w. -. ,I -
Ooife early Il, The norping n7eparation. we're
made for the ceremony. at which. all seemed
deenlv grstiGsd
II NAV he sai5 with truthfn1ness that all
were ra,l, gr,fi6ed Al toe state Of aff,irs-
Certainlv our own men were. who had so tri.
,r,,bo,t1y ended /, yi,orops and sbrcydIy
,l,9nod C,,,,,i.,r ria b,rf.f,r,i.b.d dilon-
id,toI IooLi1,. reheI. ,,,st cs,ts;,ly were f,r
tnsy never gsve beart,er cbeers tban when
toii hv Con Ro.Io and cal Miles that soon
,bov sbonld SOC tbeir homes Thcv Rad
f,,,bt lo,, and yol1 in defense of tbeir
stronoboid Tbov ioooselv affirmed that tbov
had neon out,epe,,jed only nv goneral starva.
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T,oy ,,rco-el deerlv ,ntorestod in tho
csr,,n1n, ~ sprrsndor which was conducted
a. R,;, Con Ardroy Con Rerks' chief of
s,.F The snot cbosen for ,be reremonv wa.
o., orar area near tho a.gstaF onnosite tho
centre NJ tho river batteries and very near the
hank Along tho main street the soldiers
cornosing 10 garrison werc drawn nm in
lipo bavin, an their nersopai baggage. arms
and eouinments with them. GEN Gardiner
,nd s,aF ,yith "a npmerons osc,r, occunied a
,,si,;o, At tho riybt the line
..-..
by CLOCK our troops marehea 'nto tne
WORKS. headed oy the orlsaue "hicu nau VOL
unteerea' thousaho sIong, 10 storm 'he
place IN the next assault COL bfge ol 'he
Iola Oonnecu'u' Ies'"en1 was IN oo'i'iiauu =
ol th's sto!"lnR parry II was n,"us 'N's
tuey s"o'lu 'o1N 'uo "'y W. suo ''"s "a
oloou'ess victor N1o u"u 'o'Uii'5eieu " w
so win oayohe' anu s'ole' Ai''''o,! o.oseu
IN with 'he in'en'tl' anu as rue Bl""u Co'1ose
swept 'nfousA 'no o'o'G ''ieo'S % S''
ll"usou' WV" 'Ne b'','u O'I '''o'-''' ..''
the ufsV umc III many u'o"'HS o'oaN'ns 'ue
morning s'"'hV's, the s0ohS was n'9s, ''n 'eo-
sye ana sou'-surng' never ana music
hstlef s'eP' ot Brea'e' IeJo'C'ns' 'uau ou,
troops as they came INTO the P'4'e wn'on 1Hu ~
/ cost 'he l'es oi many ol 'uei' eS''4n' 'ouiI
Taues' AN 'he So'ro" '0I 'ue'i iosse'' anu
all the JOY Iof 'he't piosen' N'c'oI! oA'"o W
the mlnu az once nu' every private oeioa'e-
meht was instantly 'o'so'''n ~ .uo n1''ou
great gam ana every man justly soeineu
prouu 70 nave nau P"'' !" one o' 'no s''''-
est u'umPns OF tue wal
fasSihB duec'ly across iroih 'ne breast
WORKS on the iann 'lu9 70 ,he Il'er pa''e'le''
the column 'neh ih"'cne" uy 'he 'ls"' h@nN'
ana aiter"aru ha''eG ana "on'eu UPposl'e 'ne
Feoel hhe' Oeher"l Ahu'e" ana stan 'hen
fooe up 10 receive 'ne sworn ., 'ue feoel
commauue, ~ was p.gile''N ~ Go,'sla' an,
- ~, ..I.- -, ,.r,,' ,his f,e. ,,;,L ali
the garrison and ammunitions of war herein
contained
Generai Andrew made b,ief roply. and AT
once restored the sword TO Gen. Gardiner
The renlv was made in almost a wbisner. sc
,hat hardly any one bnt the sneaker could
bayo Lnow1 What was said
Anor his ceremony of formal surrende,
,yos ovor officer. belonging to tho s.ar. o.
our General we're introduced to General Gar.
diner and stag ybo AT once rode ont 10 va.
rions noints of interost in the works. and
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