North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-05-03
The war.
Rran thA Age

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Federal iron .clads has been, for some time
stationed at the mouth Of the river. At nine
o'clock on the evening Of April 81 the Webb,
one Of the Confederate rams, came down Red
river, and though every attempt was made to
stop il, passed through the Federal feet and
out into the Mississippi. The current was
sssone, and it sailed down the Mississippi at
s'high rate of speed. AT half past six on the
morning of April "a, it passed an upward
bound steamsr fifty miles above New Or
leans.
Sixty -four general officers of various grades
surrendered with Johnston's army. They
ore the following: Generals P. T. G. Beau
regard, and Joseph E. Johnston, Lieut.. Gems.
Vim. ]. Hardee. Drniel II. Hill, Stephen D .
Lee and Alexander P Stewart Major Gen.
erals Patton Anderson, VIM. B. Bate. John
C. Breckinridge, John c. Brown, N. G. But
ier, Benjamin F. Cheatham. Henry z. Clay
ton, Howell Cobb, Samuel G.. French, r. F.
Hoke, Sam. .:.Jones, VIM. W. Lor,ng, Mans
Geld lowell, Geo. Nancy, Lafayette M'Laws
Robert Ransom, Gustavus w. Smith, G. l.
Stevenson, Joseph r, Wheeler, and P. NJ. B.
Young, Brigadier General Lawrence, S. Ba.
her, Joel A. Battle, Albert C.. Blanchard
Milledge L. Bonham, W. NJ. Browne, Jones
Chestnut, Thomas L. Clingmau, Cumming
Deas, G. G. Dibbrel, Stephen Elliot, 8. W.
Ferguson, j. j. Farley, D, B. Fry, Lucius II
Cartrell, d. G. Goran' Johnston R Haygood
Louis Herbert Alfred Iverscn, John K. Jack
scn, W. H. Kirkland, DanvilIe Leadbetter
c. LeaventhOrpe, j. 81. Lewis, II. P. Lowry
W. W. MackalI. Arthur NJ. Manigault, H.
R. Mercer, William Miller, Ekmund w. Pet
sus, A. W. Reynolds, Ripley W. B. Tallaferro
Vance, W. P. Wafford, W. B Wood, A. R
Wright, and ZebHlon York. OF these there
are two generals, four lieutenant generals
twenty major generals, and thirty eigh
brigadiers. The number of men surrendered
was twenty seven thousand four hundred.
When the Confederate ram S,onewall left
Lisbon, she sailed TO thelCanary Islands, and
ON April left there for voyage across the
Atlantic to the West Indies. She is expec ted
Co appear of the Atlantic coast Of the Ualicd
States and. several vessels have been sent to
zee 70 watch for her,
Tbs loss by the explosion of the steamer
0altana on the Mississippi, near Memphis, is
estimated at fifteen hundred. Seven hun
drsd and eighty six soldiers, many however
badly injured. have been rescued.
Nine hundred Confederates have surren
dered at Cumberland Gap, and many more
ore coming in. These men come mostly from
East Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia.
General Palmer has issued an order pro
tecsing the people Of Kentucky from unjust
arrests.
The war 10 ended. All the Confederate
asooPs east Of the Mississippi, excepting a
small force between Tupelo and Corinth
eomnanded by General Taylor, have laid
down their arms. The Confederatcs west OF
the Mississippi are negotiating surrender.
There ought to besnore fighting; for every
drop Of blood shed now by either side, will
be uselessly spilled. The marching and
countermarching is over, and there is nothing
lsh for US to chronicle. Two iron clads, one
on the Mis- sissippi and one on the Atlantic
Q few bands Of partisans scattered over the
South fugitive President with his body
guard, oil that is left Of the great Amer
iasn rebellion.
The tack marked out by Us nearly three
years ago. has come to q conclusion. The
peace 20 long and earnestly sought for by
every American, is dawning brightly. Our
pen 10 no longer needed to write the daily
history and progress Of the war, and TO day
We close these articles which, we trust, have
rsndercd plain the mysterious accounts ci
battles and marches that have so often
Puxzled the world. The first war article was
begun on the battle field of Gettysburg. in
the summer Of 1868, and since then they
have continued day after day, with ne inter
Tuption. No pains have been spared to
RAks the daily summary as complete and
truthful as possible; and now that the end
70 come, and the soldier hands his almost
finished task over to the statesman, we trust
that neither our pen nor any other msy ever
be needed to trace the events of another
American war.
Tne Airg is Dead !--I.on Live the King
Two months have not yet elapsed since oil
ah"ddy Puritan'a was exciting itself IN n
ssnded, and, shoddy though safe abuse of
,Ae heir apparent Vice President Andrew
johnson. What snufflings and shufflings
sherc are now! Andrew johnson, of Tenn
ssaee, on Saturday last, took the oath of
e1ticc rs President of the United States
Nov he has offices, and contracts. and favors
without end, at his disposal. Which way
will those time serving Yankees now look
wso, one month ago. were calling on him to
essign Who were calling on Congress to
SMpeach him! What enuffliDg Ssine ahey
Wpli have Of il! Let oil their neiehboss hunt
az. and note down, what they said Of Andrew
ohnson. In the hour when they though, he
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