Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-27

sprang over thsipafapet into the fort and
was bRyoneted to- death before his men
could s6iald hima The;soldiers "a pap be !.
ing now made) ponred in from every direc.
tions andaafteF short hand TO hand con-
hict within the fort, it was surrendered to
Cole iO1rtiS, commanding the Cd Brigade,
who was amongst the ,fifst TO enter. How
desperately tina rebels fought to repnlss the
attack, Aheir fifty sixikilledS ont of gar
Elsops Of 400 lighting, in q fort, in sl action
otless thar, two hours duration, besrs fear.
tul testimony, and that thisS Swas their only
hope of even temporarily checking Granite
movements, 10 evident from the fact that
Gen. Lee inmed ediately telegrep bed Davis
Richmond and Petersbprg must be eyRcu..
Ated, The less of the l2t Fitgina infan.
Y ln fhis shprt aetion iEas tel killed and
ln5i1eteen Weunded. Il 8. - -
guished gallantEy it would bS tpidstice 70
Others to mention individual caseS. In
the absencs of field 6fieefs the segment,
Wa9 led In the charge by Capt, Bristor, Co.
who is decidedly ''the braYest Of the
brave, = and here az everywhete slss was
among the foremost In the fight. Lieut..
John Briggs, actipg Adjutant, also noted
Tor courage and, dash, received 3 painful
but not dangerous wound in the left wrist.
After the forced evacuation. of Richmond
and PeteEsbnFg Lee began his fetSeat to.
wards LynehbuEg. We followed him lelS-
prlY until the 9Th inst,s. when il was fpnnd
necessary for our corps, them ct iFaemVills,
70 make a forced march 60 support the
cavalry which was ehdeaYoring 20 cut on
his retreat. We marched during the day
and night thirty.tWo miles, and vent in
camp at midnight, to start again after
three hours rest. Atidsylight tho lhunder
of cannon began TO be heard Ia ON front.
The command halted for half "a hour
and ~ made coffee, when General
Sheridan sent word back that his cavalry
held the Lynchburg road, and If 10 could
be supported SooR BY infantry Lee would
be cnt Oh. 0pE command immediat ely fell
in, and the effect Of the neBb upon, the
weary. baEetooted, foot. sore soldieFbS acted
like magic. They fell in promptly, every
man TO his place, and marched 81 quick
time. We soon heard the rattle Of CaEbines
In our immediate front, and the, order was
given to double.q quick, which vas obeyed
with, cheerfulneSs, and this gait was kept
up for e. mile, whom We arrived in rear of
the cavalry which was being driven back |
by Lees whole army massing against it,
Oar corps on reaching the LynchbuFg road
imme ediRtely wheeled into line Of ba(tle and
charged the advancing rebels, who, upon
seeing the, Infantry had come up, fell back
to Appomattax Court Honss, Offering butI
little resistance, where the surrender was
made. IT Here.We think the arrival of CURL
corps cut short the chase, perhSps The war,
by several weeks. Two hours later and
Les Woald have gained the crossing Of the
road, andiR can nlypspecu-i
lSt6 ~ % what the Fesdit might have besn.
On the 1lth the command was drawn
out to witness the formal Burrsndet Of the
Army Of Northern Virginia, andssit was,
indeed,a glorious day for the troops OF.
this army. The rebel officers and soldiers
all speak In the highest terms Of the meg.
nanimity Of Gen. Grant in according them
such generous terms, when they were en-
tirely within his power, and all heem to
accept the surrender as the final settle.
ment of the war, and are disposed to re-
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