The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-06-29

ITys1u. ms 5spuke or mr.. LIncoIn as an
old friend who had generally voted with
him in Congress, and who had good
heart and fine mind, and was undoubt-
This much we have written, in vindi-
cation Of our assertion when the terms
were offered, that they A'were not dis
honorable.9 We so remarked at the
time the conference ended-and for sol
doing was seofed at and reviled by the
Admfnfsttat press of the South
who endeavored to e&cita the public
against us by raising the mad-dog cries
of "reconstructionfst," "enemy to the
Southern cause" &c.
We have also felt it aduty to give Mr..
Stephens statement to the public as
evidence that when master of his own
acts, he hid no, part of the truth from
any one who asked forsit,Es7..= *
GEN. CUSTER To HIS SOLDIERS.
The following order was issued by
Gen. Custer to the brave men of his
command, Immediately after the battle
at Appomattox Court House. Many of
these men belong to our West Virginia
cavalry regiments; and are now sta
toned on Wheeling Island. At the
request of some friends among them,
we subjoin the order issued by the Gen
eral on the occasion referred to, as fol-
lows:
HEADQUARTERS sD CAV: DIV,
APPoAIATToxC @. H., Va, June 0, '65.
Soldiers of the Third Cavalry Division:
With profound gratitude toward the
God of battles, by whose blessings our
enemies have been humbled and our
arms rendered triumphant, your Com
mnnding General avails himself of this
his first opportunity to express to you
his admiration of the heroic manner in
which you have passed through the
series of battles which to-day resulted
in the surrender of the eneny's entire
army. sA1s
The record established by your In
idomitable courage is Unparalleled in
the annals of war. Your prowess has
won for you even the respect and nd.
miration of your enemies. During the
past six months, although in most in
stances confronted by superior num-
bers, you have captured fromrthe enc
my, in open battle, one hundred and
eleven pieces of field artillery, sixty
five battle flags, and upwards of ten
thousand prisoners Of war. including
ten days, and included in the above.
you have captured forty-six pieces OF
| field artillery and thirtY-seven battle
flags. You have never lost gun, never
lost color, and have never been de-
feated, and Notwithstanding the nu-
merous engagements in which You
have borne prominent part, including
those memorable battles of the Shenan-
doah, you have captured every piece of
artillery which the enemy has dared to
open upon you. The near approach, of
peace renders itbimprobable that you
will again be called upon to undergo
the fntigues of the toilsome march or
the exposure, of the bnttlo field; but
should the assistance of keen blades,
welded by your sturdy arms. be re-.
Iquired to hasten the coming of that
glorious peace for which we have been
SO long contending, the General COM
m0nding is proudly confident that, in
the future MS in the past, every demand
Will meet with a hearty and willing re-
Spouse.
Let us hope TINT our work is done:
and that, blessed with the comforts OF
peace, we may be permitted to enjoy
the pleasures of home and friends. For
our comrades who have fnllen, let us
ever cherish q grateful remembrance
To tho wounded, and those who lam
guish in Southern prisons, let our
heartfelt sympathy DO rendered.
And now, speaking for myself alone,
when the war is ended and the task OF
the historian begins-when those deeds
name md fame of the Third Cavalry
Division imperishable, are inscribed
upon the bright pages of our country's
history, only asked that my name
may be written as that of the COM
mander of tie Third Cavalry Division.
g.. "A. CUSTER.
Breuet A1or General Conl'dg,
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