Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-14
THE PURSUIT OF LEE.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS.

INTERESTING PARTICULARS.
I We select from the Herald correspondence from
the ''Army Of the Potomac" the following inter-
osting details of the pursuit Of the fugitive Conied
crates prior to the surrender;
2 -ly14E' BLACKS AND WHITES, April j-l0 u. NJ.
ThE CORPS MOVEMENTS IN THE PURSUIT
The Twenty fourth corps encamped near Wilson'S
station last night and moved this lar this morning
along the line of railroad to Burkesyile Junction.
Generals Grant and Ord are with this column. The
Fifth corps and cavalry pushed 20 Jetersville, on
the Richmond and Danvil.e Railroad, about ten
Imies north OF Burkesyille Junction, aud arrived
There without any fighting till 's, gnt TIE Sec
fond, Sixth and Ninth corps are following closely IN
cher rear on the roads between this and the Apo
Ina,toE, and are already within supporting distance
aOf S5e-idal's alyance. b. tonight me later
corps win al undoubtedly % OF inc Dan7ille road,
aud the Twanty-iourh corps very near, fnot quite,
To the l.-.;.5n.'
NorrOw4Y COURT Eoy5G.
4 The village OF Natoway Court Rouse, as it is
usually -alial is old, dilapdated looking con-
lCern, composed o. q few dozens OF old unpelnted
frame hoses, and Two Or .hr9e brick ones The
coGr. o--e and surrounding oficCs are slbs.ln-
tial 5.ic- s4ilcss, and stand n pleasantly shaded
kquare about tTo hundred yards to the left Of the
Imam road c0ilg westward. Streets or street Motto
way has -r.. The road through it I5 rather more
Hsingou5 and cit up by c1es shan elsewhere N The
peighbS-a ,7d. A few empty box cars we're cap
tured and q .ew dollars worth Of 5sddlery trim
foug, Nearly all else ofva,ue had been removed
! REBEL BANNER.
4 a rebel banner was found in the place, entirely
va - heavy blue silk, elegantly trimmed with
gold lace and fringe and surmogDtod with the Roman
Jpea- head ard lictor's axe. On one side Of the
banner The following inscription 5urroInded laurel
wrea.h :-'Presented % the Nottoway corps by the
1,yIfa aH TF,A4 4r-sv uf1rf Frof~
PriTni." The other side bore the Virginia coat Of
arms.
In the clerks Office was found o large collection
iOr records, dating back 20 1887, embracing court
procoedngsi book Of wills, election returns, deed 8
land other .egcl papers, which v0Id offer interest
fag material for months of investigation. But The
lnarch Of e0 army makes -oo much history daily for
tas correspondent 20 devote much time 10 that Of
tho past.
AGAIN IN TIE SADDLE.
/ Two hours found us in the saddle again, pushing
- .;r .ao head .: .,.o oc!cz2a.
GENERAL SHERIDAN ENoAGsi Eal ENE2P.
/ As the Lieutenant General was viewing Motto
Way Ceu-. House q stat officer arrived, with des-
ipG.chcs from General Sheridan, stating that he had
le1countered the enemy in small force near Je:ers-
tyle ten miles north Of Burkesville Junction, had
ldrivcD him back with heavy loss, and had captured
Ia large number of prisoners, animals some artillery,
land par. of o wagon train. General Sheridan vas
thirty thousand men, and that they were almost
lRithou: o-gsaizstion.
ANXIETY or TIE TROOPS TO INTERCEPT LEE,
Or column had intended going into camp fer The
nigh. q shor, distance beyond Nottoway Court
House, bu5 this news convinced tho General tha:
Eises ] only hope OF escape was by n aking forced
marches the southwest line, where no could cross
ahe Lynchbcrg road beyond rs. lie at once ordered
Ahe march lie intended to reach BurzesYille
hJunc.ion, nine miles distant. The men had clready
trampel oyo- twonty miles Of road, but on being IN
horned Of he stirring news from Sheridan and the
Necessity for intercepting Lees fight southward
The men clamored 70 march all night, and started OF
brisly, cheering and yelling, and kept it up for
kailes. Whenever General Grant was recognized as
be rode past the marching column, the entire line
broke out into the most noisy and boisterous ez-
pressiops OF delight. Sometimes one division
woul5 resume the cheering as another had exhaust
pa Itself, and the shouting would be perpetual along
hui,es OF tho road.