The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-08-27

yield then wlfat Gould notbe extourtt. 81 {
cd from them at any other time"
1t is wenderfuf illustration of
the vigormM,d energy with which
Grant pursdett the busuiness of
crushing the Rebellion. that, on the
first intilnaticn5 Of an intention to-
surrender, lIea commenced issuing
orders to. Sherman, ,,amd organizing
= force for the pursuit Of aJohnstonl
and the rccapti,fe H the 9capital Of
the States 9Hkle jrpausedIn not for
rest, however severe were hisilaborsl;
he repOsed not upon 7laurels, how
ever glorious, while there was still
work to be done. At midnight of
the Sd, he is debating terms Of cap7
itulation to Penn berton, he is writ,
ing to Sherman, Q rsVicksburg
will surrender tonight or in the
morning: make your calculations to
attack J olsnston, and destroy,the
north road to. Jackson. / have idi--
rected Steele sid Ord to move the
lnomentiuof surrender. 81 want
Johnstonllrokeii up asiieffectually
rs possible. i You cln9 make your
own arrangements, and have all the
troops ofimyrcommand, except one
corps.'h Before Grant had actually
entered Vicksburg, forty thousand
men oflhis army were retracing their
weary footsteps to the Big Black:
Edwards Depot, Champions Hill,
bent on the conquest Of another
army and another stronghold of Re-
bellionIi hGnomoTQ 9r9W bir ,I9dl
Logan's division, which was the
most advanced of our army, Mas
honored with the commission to oc-
cupy Nicksburg. But fohro thou3
sand iinhabitantsuafema aimed within
the town; and the ravageso of war
and the manifesto odistresses of the
beleagueredI citizens fairly moved
the cOmmiseration Of soldiers who
had themselves endured the suffer-
ings and hardshipsi of the, march,
the battles,' and Che siege. Grant
accompanied the columns of Logan
While IIwas in Washington, had
the pleasure. of hearing. General
Grant describe the meeting between
Pemberton andi himself on this
memorable occasion. Immediately
after listening to the account, L re-
turned to my o wn room, committed
it to paper, and sent it to my fam!l
lily at home. l transcribe his edesli
cription from my own letter now
before me:iw I .goohl9ffs siLJ 10
"While one Of the Illinoisores
ments, he said, swas raising its
flag upon the court house at oNicks +,
burg, deemed it but an act of.cour-
tesy to pay my respects to Pemberi,
ton, and went in search of his head
quarters found him seated on
the piazza Of house, surrounded
by his officers and staff. No one
advanced to receiyefme, or recog-
nized my presence in any way. 1,
dismounted my horse and joined
the party on the porch, when Penn
berton acknowledged the facquaint-
ance by slight nod 5iHea offered
me no seat: and / remained stand
ing, while he and his .subordinates
were sitting. A Mississippi geners
al finally arose, and pushed towards
me his chair. The day was oppres-
sively warmsand dusty. , and, to re-i
lieve the coAstraint of the Interview,
I asked for. q glass of water1W Penn
berton pointed tolthe interiorto of the
house; and where found negro,
who drew up a bucket, and rendered
me a drink from a gourd. Ireturn-
ed to the party ON the 9 piazza, and
found my chair re occupied and,
although l. remained standing for.
twenty minutes, was not offered a
seat again and / left PembCrton,.
and went on my way. Our sole
conversation was about the supply of
rations for his troops and learn
ed then, for the first time, the
number of meniIu who IL had
surrendered, having presumed,
all along that there were but fifteen
to twenty thousand men iin theogar-
rison.piA Can, there be any doubt
that Pollard:is correct when be de,
scribcs Pemborton ashaving .'eape
tious and irritable nature, narrow.
mind" He can ifawn on national
vanity; ne can lhumiliate his clan by
enhancing the glory of the conquer.
or, in order to secure, favorable
terms of surrender; butt after they
have been once obtained, he can in
suit generous adversary, in the
presence, of his staff, while lie is
supplicating him for rations for a
starving army. This is chivalry
when it is taken by inoculation. He
can beg from a victor. to whom he
disdains to offer a.chair or cup of
water. HIoq Y!9go uyCa teg-. : lss-l
Grant reported to,nHalleck, that
thirty.twoi Thousand troops. fifty
thousand stand Of arms, and a hun
dred and seventy cannon were sur
rendered. An enormous amountof
ordinance and ordinance, stores fell
into his hands. Among the priso-
ners were two thousand one hun
dred and fifty-three officers; includt
fifteen generals. When General
Mack filed his thirteen Thousand
Austrians, sixteen generals, and six
ty cannon before Napoleon at the
capitulation of UIm, Jomini repre-
sents the emperor as saying, Il had
already within the last ten years
gained many brilliant successes ;
but never had / esjoyed IA triumph
like that of an entire army ldefHng
before me. and laying down their
arms, their eolors, and theig. canon.
Placed on an emipence which com