The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-18
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Freedom and Nationality.
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The Surrender OF vIcksburr

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The Surrender OF vicksburz
The Cincinnati Gazette gives very
graphic letter from the theatre of the
most remarkable of modern sieges, from
which we extract the following passages:
THE sURREEDER-
As melancholy sight as ever man
Witnessed: for brave men conquered and
humbled, no matter how vile the cause
for which they fight, present always a
sorrowful spectacle, and these foes of
ours, traitors, and enemies of liberty
and civilization, though they be, are
brave, as many hard fought field can
well attest They marched out Of their
intrenchments by regiments upon the
grassy declivity Immediately outside
their fort, they stacked their arms, hung
their colors upon the centre, laid off their
knapsacks, belts, cartridge boxes and
cap-pouches, and thus shorn of the ac-
couterments of the soldier returned in
side their works, and thence down the
jackson road into the city. The men
went through the ceremony with that
downcast look SO touching on q soldiers
face, not word was spoken, there was
none of that gay badinage we are SO
much accustomed 10 hear from the ranks
of regiments marching through our
streets, few words of command neces
sary were given by their officers in that
low tone OF voice We hear used at flu
nerals. ...s.
Gen. MCPHERSON, Logan and Forney,
attended by their respective stats, stood
on tie rebel breastworks overlooking the
scene never before witnessed on this con-
tinent. The rebel troops, as to clothing,
presented that varied appearance so fa-
miliar in the North from seeing prisoners,
and were from Texas, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Louisisna, Georgia, and Missouri !;
the arms were mostly muskets and rifles
Of superior excellence, and | cav but
very few shot guns or indiscriminate
weapons Of any kind; it was plain that
Pemberton had splendidly appointed
army. Their Gags were of q kind
new to me, all / saw being cut in
about the same dimensions es our regi-
mental colors, all of the single color red,
with white cross In the center.
The ceremony OF staoking arms occupi-
ed little over an hour upon that part of
the lines, and when it was concluded the
glittering cavalcade of officers, Federal
aud rebel, mounted and swept cityward
on the full gallop, through such clouds
of dust as | hope never to ride through
again. A few minutes fortunately
brought us to q halt at house on the ex :
treme outskirts of the city, built of stone
in the Southern fashion, with low roof
and wide verandhas, and almost hidden
from view in an exubeance Of tropical
trees and known as.
FoREEY's HEADoUARTERs,
And here were gathered all the notables
OF both armies. In a damask cushioned
armed rocking chair sat lieutenant Cen
eral PembertOn, the most discontented
looking man | ever saw. A man of ap-
parently forty or forty-five years of age
medium height, well-proporioned, aud
compactly built, small bead, thin Wis
aged, hair once coal black, now very
slightly ,inged with gray, heavy short
beard, OF the same color, upon his chin
and upper lip, small eye, light in color
and somewhat severe in expression, to-
gether with general air of sternness and
languid hautcur, made up the persmelle
Of the nov world famous rebel chief.
BE had not, like the mostof his generals,
putt on hisholiday attire 10 grace the day
of his humiliation, and his outer man pre-
sented few evidences either Of rank or
neatness. He sat perfectly motionless,
his eyes fixed mainly upon the ground,
butoccasionally he would cast a momen-
tary glance over the gay crowd around,
difficult to describe, but say ing plainly :
"Tbese men can afford TO be gay; they
did not command the Con federate forces
defending Vicksburg.". Presently there
appeared in the midst of the throng a
man small an ssstzTs iiraviiY set, stoop-
shouldered, q broad face, cbvered with a
short, sandy beard, habited In a plain
suit of blue flannel, with the two stars
upon his shoulder rdenOtlng a Major
General in the United States army,
He approached Pemberton and entered
into conversation with him; there was
no vacant chair near, bat neither Penn
berton nor any Of his Generals offered
him seat, and thus for five minutes tho
conqueror stood talking 20 the vanquish-
ed seated, when Grant turned away In
10 the house and left Pemberton alone
with bis pride or his gref it was hard
10 tell which. Grant has the most im :
passive Of faces, and seldom, If ever, ere
his feelings photographed upon bis coun-
tenace; but there was then, as be con-
templated the result Of his lahore, the
faintest possible trace Of inward satis-
faction peering out of his cold gray eyes,
All this occupied less time than this re-
| cital of it, and meantime officers OF both
armies were comminglod, converzing rs
sociably as If they hEd not been aiming
at each others lives . few hours before.
Generals Mcpherson and Logan now
turned back toward our camps 70 bring
/ in the iatter's division, and q partyspee-
ially detailed gallOped city ward, about
a mile distant, for the purpose Of
HoIsTIsd ouR FLAo OvRR THE ooURT
HOUSE. nf 1855 fa7
Lieut.. Col. VIM. E. Strong, assisted by
Sergt b. II. Dugan, 4h company OhiC
independent cavalry, and followed by
numerous throng Of officers, soldiers and
civilians, assembled to the cupola Of ths
Court House, and at half-past III O'Clock
on the 4ih day Of July 1863, flung ou
our banner Of beauty and glory 10 th,
breeze, As the first breath Of wind cam,
floating up ffom the Mississippi and care
lessly spread out it's silken folds, s0me
one commenced singing Orally Iound ia,
Flag, bows" The example was cOnta
Rious; q moment more, and the entirt
crowd had Joined in the song with thrill
ing effect. The words are familiar 3,
ali, and under many circumstances nigh