The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-06-02
The Memorable Month of April.

No period in the history Of this or apy
other nation has been so crowded with grea.
events as the month which has just closed
And lheso events We find set 10 order in the
Newark Sentinel, thus:
On April LIST. Gen. Sheridan, tho move
,nent against Lee having fairly commenced,
attacked the rebel forces at Five Forks. and
after one Of the most stubborn engagements
OF the war, routed them at all points, cap.
turing three brgades. On the I'd. an as.
sau't along tho whole lire in front OF Pc.
torsburg was ordered, and Gems. Wright.
Parker and Ord advancing tboir columns,
pierced the euemy's defenses, achieving a
complete and glorious victory, IL. 600 priso-
Ders and 30 pieces OF artillery falling into
their bands. On tho Sd. the Union forces
under General Weiizel occupied Richmond.
which, with Petersburg, bad been evacuated
but few hours before. Immediately the
army was dispatched in pursuit of the re-
treating foe; and on the 9th, Gen. Sberj.
dan attacked and routed them, driving
them, across Sailor Greek. and taking ma n v
prisoners. On the OH, Gen. Lee surren.
dered his whole army. with all It's munitions
and materials, to Gen Grant. On the I2; b,
Mobile was occupied by the Federal forces
and on the same day Gen. Stopeman occu.
pied Salisbury. North Carolina, after SC.
:ics of victories, in which he had captured
and destio Dyed immense amount of military
property belonging to the enemy. On the
l4lh. in the midst of universal rcioic.
ings over our successes, President Lincoln
was assassinated, and an attempt was made
to murder Secretary Seward. On The same
day, the national flag was formally rcstor ed
over Fort Sumter-a symbol of tho vindica-
iion everywhere of the national authority.
On the 18th Mr.. Lincoln died, the whole
country standing agbast with CONSERVATION
and sorrow. and Vice President johnson
taking the oath prescribed by the Constitu
ton, became the President of the United
States. On the 18th, Payne. the supposed
assailapt Of Secretary Seward, was arrested
and on the same day Gen, Sherman ccnclud-
ed treaty with Gen. Johnson which was
rejected by tho Government, and immedi.
a'e resumption of hos,iities ordered On
the I9th, the o5scquics of The lato President
were observed at Washington, and business
was suspended everywhere throughout the
North in respect to the memory of The Ia.
mented dead. On the goth John Wilkes
Booth, the assassin of the President was
shot and killed near Port Royal, Va, by a
party of cavalry who had traced him 10 his
biding.pIace. At the same time Harold one
of his accomplces was captured. On the
same day Gen johnson surrendered to Gen.
Sherman, Gen Grant being present. all tho
forces in bis department. extending from
Raleigh to the Chattaboochie river, forming
the boundary line between Georgia and All.
aoatna.
Thus, in thirty days. tho most important
battles OF the war were fought, and the
power of tho Rebellion finally broken, while
on the other band. lifting as it were q fail
ing ard revepgefui arm, it struck down the
rightfui ruler of the nation, hoping theto.
from to reap some advantage, or impair the
value of our victories. During these days
the millions of the land have climbed to.
gether the heights of victory and rejoicing,
and together have gone down into the val.
ley Of humiliation and woe. Such great
aud tragic events, producing such extraor-
dinary fluctuations iD the feelings Of the
people. cannot fail to make the past month
a marked and memorable one in our annals
already crowded with SO marvellous achieve.
ments.