Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-04-26
cAP;wi;iihArioN OF LEES ARMy
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General Fec Prisoner erof War.
Sad Details.

From ne Cafoiipianswe make n summary
Of the sad intelligence bclo:T.- Pier to the
eventual SUNDAY of capitu!ation. a':d from the
evacuation Of Itichniopd and Petersburg, osr
army Suffered from retreat and disasters, n,,a
(. vas sore!y pressed from Overwhelming ed':s
haSstill. foaglt brayely, until completely sur
Rounded.
Sunday. April lSsA-A bright, clear, beau.
Gfcl dav. hutit opened gloomiiy. Gar army
iiad reached Apponiatox Court House, ON the
road 70 Lynclbhr.;. Taema> with his "rm
aai a.r;:Se before us and effected = juac,i.s'
with Grant; cavairg, ini..ntry smd ;ri;'iefs
cons elesufragrlea gr lIES;s, clm'n,nd.
We had from Eve 10 e. lis' aessSesyl prisoners,
:.nd only eight thou:2nq eif.eEsSt iuen VIZ
muske,ss.aa ,oia. Tne SUPPLY, OF aianul;tf''n
was nearly exhausted. Ia this emergency
l;eneral lee determined to cut his WAY
through. Order were given !or grand
charge, and on. ,rocps lnasSed> accordingly.
y General Grimes division led the charge.
iollowsdssueeessive!y by t@o others. The en-
ease,rent commenced shortly after sunrise.
sr,d waseohsinued until our men had broke
through the Federal lines, driven them nearly
a nile and half. and captured several pieces
If artillery, and some hundreds Of prisoners.
The old spirit Of fight WAS unsubdued. Mean
while 6 heavy force Of cavalry threatened
oar fanks. For somo reason General Les
issued orders to the troops to cease firing and
withdraw.
Subsequently an officer, said to'be Con.
Casi.r oi ,..e' Yankee cavalry, entered our
liues With e A.g OF truce. Whether his ap
pe;.rance w.lsja, response to a request i.om
Genvrli Lsc, Or nc was he bearer III 9 :orma
demand icr the Surrender initiated By GEM
Gr..., .Neare notinformei. At th;s time,
cur army was in line OF uatt?o ori oT near
the -Aypo.natox road, the skirnisiiers thrown
oat. wi.:,e $50 Yards from hose, OF all emi
pence, vas :, large body Of Federal cavalry.
Sooa after the return Of Gen. Custare to bis
lines, Gen.. Grant. accompanied ir his staff.
rode to .he hssdo douartersot Gen. Lse. which
wore under an apple tree near The road The
interview is described as exceedingly i'm pres
siye. Alter The sa!niatory fosrnaN!cs,. which
were dcub less brief and busi2oi, like, Gene
"a! lee rendered lis sword sasGrahtin token
OF surrender. That eficer, however, with
courtesy FOR which we must accord him dpe
re>peet. declined to receive it, or rcceising it
docl;.el t.., retain it, and accompanied its
re;urn with substantially tie following re-
marke:5s,
li;e,a S2sT.ee, keep tb..t sword. You have
W. l.;ii .-;.,!attr,'. You have not
i. wai .,ps !; o.. overpowcraa, aud cannot
.,s,:.ile i - oS.n Of Surrender from so
brave mas.
ri.; re, u. o. {; n. Leg se 10 noi know. :ut
G.4aa az ..i,,.>.i. are said ;nhave been deep
IS ..lcc:ot by ;ts occasion. and to lie shnd
,e.rs. Tie scaa, occurred between ten a'd
clevca o'ci.c. y II When the sad e7ent be
cam :.aown 70 tie sr:gy, g!licars ard meu
cave way totheir emotions .sii scme amo@g
It's veterans wept like children a consider
ab!a u,,.nAer s@oee that they never wcaid
sur yicr ,tii made their w';:Y 20. the woods.
(icncyals Gary Of .;on,h Csrolira and hosser
cfNigyil2 with = few followers. GU; their
way or, snd tiscspsd. But the bull, of the
srii!:. Ia. men who for four gears have done
ustti- 50 no9ly for the cause.e togeiher With
leaders ike Lonsstreet, Gordon, Kershaw
and oLcrswhos names are forever dis;in-
.uisAel, were obliged t. accep. tie protsred
terms. =
Ib9so were -caritalation with all the hon
orS Of war-oi!ieers 10 retain t,ieir side arms
and pers9ra. property aud theInen their bag
gage Zach one was theraGpon paroled and
allowedso SO Aili way.
Daring Sunday and Monday large num-
her ofI'edernl soidier, aud officers gisitsd our
,an7s unlocked curiopsy on our c 1nmards,
;,ut there vas nothing, Ike. eXult,.linn, 40
shouting for; JOY aud no I'd uttered that
could adj to the mortiiicgtieu already sus-
,ainel O.. the con;rary;sverv symptom of
respect wa. rna'fittssed, and the Southern az
nv was pra!sed tn- tho noble and brave man
FER ia ,Fhich it had defended our cause.
Tie .of:c@ OF te Yai.kec .rHlY IS estimated
at aa1l. .IJ0 !nea Oar o.yo, 81. sha iin.@ oi
sarren Ter, criorace.i not n'sre inan o0o ct
!'.,::ivc iul=ntrs aa4,2 0c0 tav'.iS, hui t IS
sail ;hat tbs total nuabc! pas.,e. r..s atou,
~ 400 of alt arms aal Conditions. T.
All ihe,FedcrlIs spoke OF Gee :sl Lee in
nabounaed praise. The Remark was frequent
lq made che aould receive rs many cheers II
going down our liacs as Cen Grant him
sell"
# is understood that Gens. Lee, Lorg:trest
and other officers ore now on 'parolein the
CITY OF Richmond.
The followfifnigis tfne. copy O: General
L,c's Address TO his army, issued after the
surrender to General Grant at Appomatoz
C. II on Sunday. April9t 1855. y
HEApenaRTeEs Asay NoRTHEst Va.
April IoS10s5.
GENERAL 0eDsas,
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.lfter io,,g years oi 4rduousisereice. marx
c.: -. qrts;,<c, coufaSc aud l2r,ta'lc. the
Amy ni.Nor4lsern Virginia has 6sen coln!,s.l-
,c. =. yicll.to overwhelming aua:bsrscs aud re-
| ovcii-n8t toll tl.,>shr.vc snryirors uf 30
maav h.ira f,,.isht battleswho hsve remained
stpalf.-t 10 the last. that T have core:ated to :
this result fromyno dissrG5s of item. Ba.
feeling Liza; ralor aud devotion could accom-
plsh nothing that Gould. compensate fosc,thcy
loss tla. wonld-k:re attende1thc continuance
of the caaest,T detefmined to avoid t'ia'
useless 8acriics Of t',ase whose past services
have en9sared them to their. counlrrmcn.
Be- the terms Of the agreement, officers and
men can return to their homes and remain