Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-01-10

defending the Southside Railroad This
still further removed the city of Peters,
burg from Johnston and destroyed Ice
last chance of escape A day or two lat
er President Lincoln met Grant, Sherman,
Sheridan, Meade and Ord in consultation
and it was agreed that the time had come
to finish the business, On the Goth off
March the final movement began. under
President Lincolns direction. Warren
crossed Hatcher's Run on the extreme
left and engaged the rehcls--assisted by
Sheridan with an immense cavaly force,
who assailed Lees right flank On the
next day the left continued to advance
feeling its way-until Chamberlain sCreek
or Five Forks was reached Sheridan
took command, and in the usual style of
that iI'ustrious commander, rushed upon
the enemy. He made no impression, but
was compelled to fall back, in consequence
of the alleged tardiness of Warren who
failed to show his usual enterprise. The
fighting continued for two days, and on
April |, Sherman succeeded in isolating
Lees left from his main army, turned it,
drove the cnemy,from their works captured
their guns and turned them upon their
flying columns, taking 5000 prisoners, 4
cannon aud 29 battle-aags The success
of the third day established the success
of the movement and made Richmond un-
tenablc. Ons the fourth day Gen Parke
attacked the line in front of Petersburg
and captured the city, killing the cele-
bratet rebel general A. p. Hill. On the
fifth day, April 8, Richmond was occupied
by colored troops, while the remainder of
the army under Grant, Sheridan and
Meade whirled past the city on the track
of Lee. Richmond was collection of
houses, and they did not want it. Lee
army was their Richmond and so the pur-
suit was continued, the merciless Sheri-
dan in the advance and Meade with the
main body of the army behind him On
the sixth day Sheridan was at Jcttersvile
pressing Lee at Amelia Court, House, and
holding him until Meade came up, On
the seventh day, Sheridan fell upon a
great part Of Lee'e trains and destroyed
them, On the eighth Gay, Meade having
come up with Wright and Humphreys
and joined Sheridan, they attacked Ewell
at Sailors Creek, captured him and most
of his command, and destroyed other
trains of Lee at Deutonsville, taking l6
guns. On the ninth day Lee was driven
to Appomattox, pursued. harrassed, as
sailed by Sheridan and Meade losing
men, wagons aud guns every hour, and
his army little more than disorganized
mob. War was actually becoming mur-
der, as nothing but the ruins of an army
remained. Grant wrote to Lee asking the
surrender Of his forces to stay the effu-
sion of blood. On the tenth day ncgoti.
ations for surrender pended, Sheridan in
the meantime continuing the work of de-
struction, capturing guns, wagons and
men. giving the enemy no rest, On the
elc' enth day, being April 8, Lee surren-
dcred what remained of bis army and
the great military organization of the Re-
bellion was permitted to dissolve, and its
commanders and followers to 90 to their
homes, mot to be disturbed by United
States authority so long as they observe
their parole and the laws in force where
they may reside" Three days later, an
order was issned by the Secretary of War.
stopping all drafting and recruiting. cur
failing purchases of arms and supplies,
and opening the South to trade and COM
Nerce.
Peace at last Never before had a peo-
pie known so much joy After the long
night of desolation, debt and death, peace
came with all the beauty of an Arctic
Sumner morning after an Arctic Winter
night, The nation was throbbing with
the ecstacy of triumph and peace, peace
and union. peace and military supremacy,
peace and emancipation Gods ways are
mysterious The year of Triumph was
not to be the year of Joy. One week after
Lees surrender, the President of the Uni.
ted States was assossinated by Southern
desrerado, and an attempt made upon the
llNco VI MI. VoHHSOu, MI, DtNdGu anu
Gen. Grant. The President lived but q
few hours, and Andrew johnson reigned
in his stead lf God had intended to re.
buke this people for pride--eyen for the
pride Of victory--and cast it down before
His majesty in humilisti ticn and grief, He
could have done nothing more terrible
than to remove, in the hour of a nations
exutation, the nations leader during all
the alory and sadness of these many wars
their companion, champion, councillor and
friend--the Moses of Freedom. lie
4 died with his eyes upon the Promised
4 Land.
The surrender Of Lee was followed by
that of the other rebel generals. When
Sheridan was pressing Lee with pitiless
energy, Sherman was marching on John
ston from Goldsboro. On the 18th Of
April, Stoneman captured Salisbury-thc
next day Raleigh surrendered 90 Kilpat.