Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-14
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4 place on the 7th. just Ut Farmsville tbefr
Il was some skirlnishiae hsexsen the enemy I
rear guard aud the I'd corps with the I'd Iii.
vision Of cnsaltyyN hUNlx6 * Ssi6s uNisaport
ant. Lee hal Intended u fall hack. u
BuThtsylle. ~ tptte ut dfsby ~ 9ofu1,
Igctting 10 13utktsvlife. he Changed lis cour.,
and started toNafd Aynehbusg.s a psrt 81
his army passed through Farn,sville on thu
morning II the 7th.s: After eeousina tn A.
Ipomat 4, tn bridg4 were burrti, s0d g.
fore oees1soops could get otss, the eneS =
had teken GposiaDn . mile hon the rear
whxcshsy erecs6a woshs aoameDe sssst
ian order to allow their wagon train time "a
get out Of the way. On this side of the r,yer
jess ouMde Of Me town. adivfsion of cav
airy laaa takun 11p . position and detAnnisell
to annoy our advance while reconstructing
the .bridge-, The I'd DIVISION, .a,sdsr Gen.
Crook, attscked tl5efi vigordifsNc. dfiyine
4, hem back some. distance, but they had. 1
lfoUs dsAsuOansed, lying In AMBUSH. which
poured heavy fire into our men a. they ad.
vanced to The ssroai attack, and the, were
c0mpelled TO tall back on their supports.
fhe fclAb room aftes re4ife1. Wing fhdis
posed To stand another charge. The loss on
both sisles was vssys Tight Tho ~ corps
soon after crossed the river, and pushing ON
alter the enemy drove them behind their
newly built breastworks
Gen. SMythe WIS severely, and y y be
lieved, ns,rtaliy wounslsd, Ia Ieeding the
Icharpe. THIS was q sad loss to the com
nsind y Every man in n feels the hiss N /,
ipers.,nal one A more gallant soldier never
served MS country, and he nut only anked
high for bravery in the h.ld, but as gentle
man and q TREND he MAS beloved by Aii vi NO
knew him. &tE4 EA
IN the morning, before the enemy crosse
y. Ivei. twelve guns were taken from
Iin.ln ana Afterwards six more, naAing
eighteen uuring tie a., und about 2.sJvv
prisoners
The number Of prisoners taken on III,
| ,tii, !, i'ue loan al 1919. almost entirely o
h.rsiEsw ) s,id tu=tars divisions. sst
ine correspondent after giving further
"details Of events, but which have mainly
been published thru Official sources, says:
The field where the surrender took place
was almost covered with The enemys dead
all Of them nearly being shot in the head
and upper part OF the body. The posi- ion
WAS u very favorable one for them, but our
artillery had good range on an adjoining
ascent with sm h impetuosily that som,
we're tmyoncted beiore uiey Jeff their breast
works.
The road for miles was strewn with bro
ken Wagons, caissons and baggage OF all
kinds presenting u scene seldom wi messed.
On the part Of Lees army the loss on The
9th viii sum up about LOO IN kiiIcu an
wouncdu. Ia. olh corps suh.itu heaviest.
Another letter dated on the evening of Inc
,tn says. struggles are iouiid SCATTERED
along the llnc. a..4 as the troops pas, IN
come liz and suIlel.cl, "a I'D s>iii9 lii, i
fertilization 10 n-iIi 40 ieaigei, II, meg cos
siucr t.e cDtiliun COCA over. -FOUR
guns we're Drougnt II, t.t,s morning, b, sites
"A long trdin OF a.nDuia ties. many ,rinialiIiu-
wounAed men who were placed IN nDstitJis |
anu caIed Tor.
Gen. uor,on sent four surgeons through |
The lines this =. H., asking that they BIZ al |
lowed to a,iuiin.sier 10 tnc wants OF llipsc |
ieIi MiiiiI.i on tue ioau, bat rs all lave
plenty Of such help they vii reluri. To the
army IN the morning
Uen. hayes was relieved from command
of HE IA ais,sion ot The III corps yesterday
uience to orders
Another letter dated the 9th saws: Nol
withstsnding the correspondence between
Grant and Lee yesterday " hich led all to ca
pect IA formal surrender this morning, the
latter il cxcrting all his energies to escape
the net laid Tor him. He marched rapidly
al! Yesterday afternoon and evening until
he ran against Sheridan at Appomatox c.
IL. a sharp fight ensued, resulting in the
capture of number of prisoners and check
ing their retreat. The gath and 9th corps
were close up in support of the cavalry ana
during night took up strong posi- ions across
I rttaI n N he II lt.
AppomatoN river, cutting them of tnl, re-
treat in that direction. Early t..ls II. III.
sheridan attacked vigorously anu for some
time brisk engagement VA, .aiiIei on.
About u. III. a fla. Of truce APPEARED in
front OF his line and lie was informed that
hostilties had been suspended. ms was
Causes, by an agreement lnadc by Gen. Oru,
to cessation OF firing so Is To
with Gen. Grant, and was
done. 1t is said, without proper aGinoritS.
Gen. oherids,us Aijutant Generai was al
lowed 70 conc ihreu il The rebel column to
with Gen Meade, WHO stated
that he knew Of no such arrangement az !
hat he was about TO move nortnward ~ IT,
HltI. his previous intentions. uEi..
Lee however, sent aioil.r message, dtsir
ina To have AN inter,..w Witn zen. Grant
To arrange the terms III SURRENDER. u neral
,i,.ide was thus Obliged To gialft n two
hours arnisiirt III oreirr to toinniunlcaft
Altii oraui. who HI Ia we'd a'ounu te tie
/. il un'I.g t"e risht. u1h. % ID consent
inp H. -, iren. l. .nd dlscus> tilr iaUt4.
q n,ut hat ,Iast oclr.n III. -rl " tat i,I
,f Gen. " risht's stab came inand reported
ne terms arrange ana l'aps r. l-sie,l, wne,
we -roattsi ,A,itt nitnt sri.>aiitu ti.lough-
tut ,nr nnc~. cheer upon cnetr ttlding
HE AR soon after Gen. Me,.dr's staff, with
other officers role along The iints ut the "a
and Ut corps. and the. were greeted with
the most enthusiastic shouts, the men
throwing their hats in the air and dancing
with joy and delight. No such scene has
ever been witnessed in this array, ANA the
thanks stitiie whole country are dGe 10 the
brave solucrs ANA Tia, ir heroic c''na..atdcfs
al sill IA great and gIoiious result.
Ii is UNDERSTOOD that the men ri Gen,r
Lees arm, are TO be paroleu and ,,lioweu.l
return to their homes. They give VI every
thing n their hands, but lasi nigit Viz , DIES
troycd barge amount oi property IN he
>iapc ot Wagons, gum, oatriHs and hng
gage llpcg> &c. iue numbered L., : ioft
i put down at al,nt, 9J.JJ0 Very lew guis
were IN their possession. as they alnndonc,
~ ali III, d,d not iu>e ii, action },
ie"''' ~"ig.il IN YESTERDAY amt >cvorai
.ln> were u,
this morning. -s.r -.
Tie rank ami file r. (. - a. hs arc
to b, w.h s,tisn,d-iu e.Nc Ny tins 81 u
that they hay, flo no. 81 success,
bu SLY that If Gen Ice Lad refused to sur |
render they woul have stuck tn him tn th,
last The officers ARE stin,w what surly ana
oscon,ente hut this ieclisg will soon wcai
If when they hni how lib,ruiy and kindly
our people are dis o~ed to treat them.
Another letter from the Army of the POI
tonnac. dated April 18th. says: lie final ar
for In a