Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-05-03

much less loss than we anticipated.
Our fire it seems, had distracted them
SO that they had drawn troops off from
that very place to reinforce other portions
of the line from where we first crossed.
We advanced half mile and then wheel
cd to the left and swept down the right
of the rebel line till we reached Hatcher g
Run, capturing camps, prisoners, artillery.
Some of the camps were deserted so has
tily that the men did not have time to
fully dress themselves and some food was
found ready for eating. some cooking, and
other evidences of hasty evacuation of
places where they had made every calcu-
lation to hold them in spite of the Yanks.
After going to the rebel right we turned
and started for their left. Here we met
more resistance but we pushed them stead
lily on till within o mile of the city when
night overlook us and we halted, intend.
ing to complete the good work on the
morrow, but the morrow found 10 enemy
oppose our troops either at Petersburg or
Richmond.
went into the town and saw the place
of my confinement, where slept the first
night, where was marched through the
streets of the then defiant city, now hum
bled before the power they so hated and
despiSed.
The town did not show to me much
signs of the destruction said to have been
caused by our shells. | do not think
shells fred at so great distance are very
destructive unless fred from heavy ri6ed
guns.
There are many strange sights to be
seen in the city, not the least of these be.
ing the evident rejoicing Of the colored
population and their great delight in see.
ing the colorcd troops marching through
the city.
convcrsed with some very intelligent
people in the city and the general i'm
preston seemed to be that Of relief at
the end of the struggle for the city, and
the hope the war would soon be over
They also expressed much surprise that
our soldiers did not commit more depre.
dations in the town, saying that with
the exception of tobacco, they did not
seem at all disposed to rob and plumber
as they had been told many times We
would.
When returned to the Regiment or
to the place where the Regiment was
when went to the City, It had left to
pursue the flying foe; SO pushed on and
soon eltook the column, which, from
that time till the final surrender of Lee
pressed the rebels so 6ercely. 1t was one
of the most severe marches ever saw
and tired the endurance of the men to
the utmost, and if they had not beer
flushed and excited by victory hardly
think they could have gone through with
it. But as it ives, they would cheer every
day when the bands would play or any
General officer 60 by. as though they
were crazy.
When the glorious news of the surren
der came | thought we should all loos,
what little sense we had left. Officers
: and men cheered themselves hoarse, and
those whose ideas was in whiskey chan.
mel drank themselves pretty near intoxica
] ton, if they had the whiskcy, which they
had hard work to get, by the way
Y On our way out VIC saw Gen. Gustav
Q Division of Sheridan's Cavalry, they hac
with them thirty rebel flags captured By
!, the Division in the present campaign
:, Some of these are very nice ones, aut
c some very poor in quality and design.
e Our corps captured twenty and tw,
Q gaidops, from April I'd to April 10th
t and they were presented to Gen. Meade
e the other day. was present and hear,
r the Generals reply, inwhich he said tina
: while he did not wish to make invidiou
o distinctions so as to create hard feelings
9 he could not help saying in justice to tn
It LIST corps, that in his opinion it was GU
e Corps who made the decisive movement
:, which gave us the glorious success Q
is Sunday April I'd, and was the nitia
y movement which resulted in the captur
n Of the Army of Northern Virginia"
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