The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-17

mean time rumors had reached as or
Iohnsou's surrender; Gen Bragg had dis
banded the second and Third Sou I II
Dina Cavalry; news OF wilson cavalry
moving toward Augusta ana Lexington;
GA: Sloneman crossing the Savannah and
novipg 10 Athens. and Atlanta being oc-
,uuiad- thus closing the entire line OF re-
.raat m TAYLOR and Forrest; of the de
feat OF Four st at Selma.
c Breckenridge announced MS own
determination not to surrender uh'i OF
tered hy Mr. Davis or The Secretary OF
War. but that very few OF his men shared
hat feeling, and he would not urge
them TO 90 any further. Gen sral Vaughn
aud his command would accept Whatever
Terms Generol Johnston had wuich
were then not known TO us. Mr.. Davis
aid il was then useles to keep men un
- a. 49, Tho would not fight criminal
20 ri.k the lives OF the men VINO ''"~t1
fight. to the bravery of those who would
DOT Therefore, the commands must %
ylupowed That he could have oeen NJ
shreveport hv that day, but was not
willing TO leave the men who were sun
In the field. That he supposed Genera
| Johnston had surrendered-that al the
army left in the department were the
| commands represented IN that meeunS
| hat of them not more then four hun-
|
,her. That he would attempt to 20 10
| General TAYLOR, and if that army went TO
| nieces he would cross the river, anu II
| The cause should be finally lost, he would
| feel he had done all his duty as ne oeSt
could That, called 10 his place without
his intervention, he would continue TO
Idi.e2arpe its duties as long ms poSsiois.
Tnao this contest might have resulted
ii,astrously. but the cause was not iost
the blood shed during four years was no'
she'd in vain, and under other auspices
and ADLER leaders would yet succeed.
After considerable discussion 1t was
greed that Mr. Davis, with small escort
.hould 90 Immediately to Washington
Georgia, and then go on such route "a
.eemrd best: that General Breckenridge
, should take personal command on the cav
slrv there, and move that night across
the savannah river at Vienna, where
here was pontoon bridge. This was
: carried out, and at day light we crossed
. the river. That day was spent in paving
a The men actually present per edpdd-"en
/ eral Breckenridge and the humoles' pr
|, vate sharing alike; each receiving aoou'
5 500 in coin
The statement that at any time upon
il tina march from Charlotte to Washington
q anv attack vas made upon the specie
rain ~ a mistake This tram was guhu-
!, ed 10 Abbrville by a detachment OF mo
j. -hipmen, President Guards, and perhaps
a: = few other " Virginia army solulerS' d,
! Abb-ville it was placed under pIck-o
=, guard from Dukes brigade, under the
- command of Colonel Steele, and from 40
r bevlile to Vienna 1t was guarded oy
r picked body from the whole caSalr\' uh
al der the personal command Oh "e"e'"
ne Duke.
" Nv this time more definite information
nm had been received of Gen. Johnston s sur
re render. Gen. Waugh and his whole com
&c mand. Gen. Dibrell, Col. McLemore an'
I'M the whole division, except Col Brecklh
mr. ridge and some fifty officers ana meI
ON about equally divided between the I"
th brigades, and all save abou one hundTe
he and tifty of Gen. Dukes command ue
he termined to remain and accept the teri
FL received by Gen. Johnston. va the -
Al Washington, Gen. Fergu on orlg""
or stonped leaving Gen. Breckenridge upo
raj he morning of the 5th, near Woods'oci
III Georgia. with a company OF about M
ya. Kentuckians and Tennesseeaus, well arr
I'm, ID and mounted under Col. BcecklnridS
Ia md one hundred and fifty Kentucklsu
ar only tolerably armed and mounted, una
nan Gen. Duke. 4.
we'd The Federals had possession of Al
I'D ems. Lexington, Macon, Augusta also
aon | Montgompry Selma and Mobile, Sd IN
we with pa rolls and c)uts everywherf,
the seemed hopeless TO attempt any eRcal
Dad No official announcement OF the TER
that and extent of Johnston's surrender
been received. -, g..
IKE On the morning of the 9Th Gene
,ted breckenridge ordered General Duke q
he'd Colonel Brecklnridge TO surrender or
hen band, saying, in his manly, unselh'h W
ntrv Not one of these young hentuckh
l.ry shall risk mis- life for me ann now OF
airy a fugitive, and would not have
, 10 saved by The SO lice Of lives young
bri- AZ dear, and perhaps TO be more us
eng than my own | have done my iull
. ar Il have nothing left but to preserve
1are- life dear and useful to my family
lke's companied by few personal stan oln'
came he rode down by a by-road, not Ia
wal minutes before battalion OF Fed'
ling cavalry paised its mouth. Next morn
ant this small command divided, part e
re- O Dalton to surrender, part to Ath'
Gen, mart to Augusta-all conscious Una
hup- tailure Of the cause for which they
fene sacrificed so much ald fought so
had and calamity, was not chargeaole III
ision. dspree TO them. Defeated, but not
r Col honored. they felt they had SD
Iuckv themselves worthy TO be the founders
dre- a great empire worthy to be the c
'uke's dren Of revolutionary slles'
.nted, of heroism they had equaled, II not
eeans, passed.