Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-10
Historical Sketth.
THE LAST STRUGGLE.
Gen. Gordon Describes the Closing Scenes Of
the War--A Touching Narrative.

The i,iCs. and one of the most thrilling
of the war sketches published in the Phila.
delphla 1unes Is Gen. Gordon's account OF
tie closing struggle OF the great war which
ended at Appomattox. The story is the
more interesting because it has never before
been published, no official report having
been made of the Confederate operations
during the fortnight preceding the 9th of
April, 1860. Gen. Gordon, after giving a
pItIable picture OF the condition of Lees
army, worn out stretched over line of
twenty miles and literally starving, goes on
To say:
Before daylight ON the morning of the
3nd OF March, 1863, Gen. Lee sent for me-
| mounted my horse at once and rode To the
Generals headquarters. reached the house
III which he was staying at A o'clock in the
morning. AS entered the room to which
had been directed, found Gen. Lee alone
snail never forget the scene. The General
was standing at the fireplace, his head on
his arm, leaning on the mantelpiece-the
lrst Tune ever saw INN so utterly detected
uim lamp was DurnlnS on small centre
table. On the table was mass of official
reports. Gen. Lee remained motionless for
moment after opened the door He then
looked up, greeted me with usual courtesy,
motioned me to the little table, and, drawing
up chair, sat down. | sat opposite him.
THE CONDITION OF THE ARMY.
".I have cont for Won Gan cordoo ho
eoid Go make known TO 10 vo,, Tho nnnd;;t;nn
81 o,r ofra;r" ond ~, cor lei '' n ~
what ,yn had hast do mo nio,i, ,ya, g.
fuIlv cold Leo wont ON 70 n;Sn NJ, vi 10 20. %
taiI: or tho o;trotinn Ct - u -, -
saiI .ron r s sont N c.on, nav mere, ne
,;'si, "a 49,, andf,i my o',ioeis a, W
2avo mdor ,i',, o,,i,'J ~ ali .lia'
borjI,, Az 600 N.Y. Tla"a VI al aiins'
n,, rhn,' uo an , l,,on io s.ai
harJl,, nti}o;o, NJ ~ W .di l 90 ~ oo
no,,,n doararato ronIIaS, y, J S'1, Nv
thn,, va $500 hoo,, hocrrn 7. - a.,
a. 80 -, 80 III :. 70 r
M, n,., Iii roi 'o III
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a',1, ~ ,n'I .,1 ,s' ei.s iI2'il Solic colil-
II NJ ~ "',so nu'l' ', anu sols nplhe'
NJ a ni,,e a." dc ~ cqoa'y o'u conuii,l.
ny !, ,iaa -, -, aho oou !. - "a
i"I cr =, ''1'a .,,,I =, ,.;,I ~ - Just as
''' ~ ~ ~, nv '''lar nnl.cu 10 i,iail
.i''''1t i'''''nni a avail man WioSe
morse oles' Ven Graht can mount Ten
tlious'ehu men ~ 'cil uays, ana move around
3",'i ,i.'iIN' ~ hc merc W SEM lhe Woru
~ n tia' nllgl move ollt ulllloeSt
- nav I't 'loisGa chpush ID move my
a ILL ~ 10 10Y iihe'y W Sehu tiiis mes
-, m3Weser, anu yet, SilllIlhg, ne sen.
r n Wolu 2cs'eIuay 'li''t nc knew WHAT mao
vi pi ,,'nt I'cly hlorh'ng SEM nm
epir ,il'5 'iiu not MINK tnls cotud pe so
I''i Il ne u'u MO" ne "ouiu surely sehd nv
.'li'G'l,,B ''1'Il. pu., now, let US look at
wy hs.ircs' ad nave, Us ! nave SHOWN you,
in't I''lts fo;ovo men , my men are starved,
g :. SICK us are III the Dest condl-
lioIi possible, l'ut beyond inns there Is Han
COCK ~ W lhchestef WIN force of not prob
eply ifsS tllah lo'ooo men. 70 oppose tins
ipice ! nave NOT a solitary Vidette. Sheri,
'tln, WIN ms urriple cavalry, mas marched
Iliii'9t ullllloIeS'ei ana uhOpposed along the
3alIts, culllng the fallroads ana canal.
inohias Is approaching from Knoxville with
lorce l csiilillie al 3o,OoO, and to oppose
MN ! nave lew pfigades Of badly dlsci-
Plihed cavalry, amounting to probably 5000
III M ven sheridan Is IN North Carolina
SE 600 rnno ' 0 e. ni9", '9rces WIN nave
tI'is force sn1n,;, "n"t c,i,d nav " Dplose
rrnr, Ga Iej,p"' a IN W. n,''omlns "iesi,lil
Co.. paa,ro',a,.I ,'ia,...,i |lesia'ii icaus
400 tl,at M ~, nInn, w a ic c uiys
NO cnnid carr , on 600 nm , inoln9 ouarosI
Gnd ,,non clp:y, 49,; ;,s,,', i'len in.o p"..lc'
l',o, - nno Una. VIC cuhiloI
s,;d ,,.as ~, ,,nrI', ~, UNI, oei; oo I,
Iobneon's tclc%ran - ,hnr ,o T. H. .;,,n
fion have 6nro Sov Al ooo ,, - 'nJ qua ear
duty, though none Of my Door fellows are arc
in good condition IT, They So are opposed di-