Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-31

p - Tsvt $fn our blankets,
$3.50 ~ H.. neat of the 10 arch,
- Az n of the Virginia |
~ has,fs ri broken dream
,oo,,n.ed seer siashes down
nc 10 X saand note from
E Tou ca p,sibly push out
s. f f 10 night We u have great re-
r. hoLnipg."
;bsfcre tee lingering echoes oil the
ave I'D away the tired brAn oil the /
= kears the buele note. TIE horses
led MP. The men form in short
Ia three hours we have re}cned /
FmStiox gEation Already We can hear /
Hsrp rag Of the hoarse sssillery,
~ = by tbt sUrly roar of the rebel gus |
sH>ro -nistzke. fSheri ian is pqSare |
S<<Fosl ret ,e4t, aud with that gloFi |
4 = alone, in which cur First NJ iina |
zoe szsry front, Is was holding at bay
- = of The proudrst army OF The
! ; - A155ssnly officer from Sher-
ID "a ssss spt0 ID draw of two
ns add come y his support The rebel
95zsantry IS pres log him hard and iks-LI " ~
drive him from the hsid. Sucn chAHseu "
be Uiy own order.
Brsakiug from the woods we soon eatcn
sight Of Saeridau's banner. Beneath 1t sat
"a that calna vet ybzadlong m an pounted on
feryste4a RhAt hsd lurned tbe battle OF me
Sbensudsh. 1nfull view Of US our cavalry
- vrss al astiy aslnming the IRE O. the one
= rs.,~1l' y ack-on cans We wheel into line OF
Z. = nd Eyeryxsm Of the service WAS in full
f ~ lstay2 On ons sidethe line rolled back; on
The Oyer prss.sd irresstlDy or, on. o As lie
~ sight of senicirCle enysloping Lee. Mean
time the oIner corps of infintry we're COM
ing IN md fofmiog sorI Of semleircie.
C0nif llp on lhe rebsi rear are the Second,
Sxf< 1dd Nb'ih Corps OF our army, ana
Iipless they CO break through MS within
- SaIf hour. al IS lest 10y them. The rebel
T5ss,esiss are crswn of from the crest, and
-y4hey iaks their ground near the courthou.e
4 q tbf thsi.tsls hamlet piled ApPom Atiox. We
reessSxsrd On ne routh side. The die is
J. "a - We hear the rattle of orr light srtil-
/! lsry comisg up behind, and we catch
= slfmpses OF Sheridan closing on the foe. We
s-dasbl on over swsmp and ream. All Is ex-
- eaeuaeut. Soon two horsemen ocfne gAllop-
ing out from The rebel line. one OF them
waving flag of true
The aid makes hi, graceful salutation and
delivers his raessJge Seen. Longstreet de-
sires acesssti5n 81 hostili.ies untIl he
hear irozl %. LIE as 20 proposal of sur
render." Meanwhile, OF course. We s'lll ad-
ysaee We have no orders 70 halt, bus the
firing slackeus on both sides. Ia moment
the order cst4es 10 cease friog and 10 halt
A truce is agreed upon until O'Clock in the
afternoon Fonr o'clock c0mes. No wori
from Lee and G ant is n ard so what have
r z e to DO alter this IN 10 resume hostiliiies?
"a |he order cam prepare TO make or re-
\. i've. an at 1Cne3a zen tuluutct. We puSueo
kySd oar skifmish lin .; but L e and
a1thad COM The FINAL answer 10 not
4 eosainE nov, The surrender. is made
-. ALvnat a word for usl The sky must
Sxeszs that II was not rent
IN ! ,Sproer OF shouting aud cheer
H a cSa,nu d'rs.,,ss- into the nis nj.
F. : re mp all the SSszsIday while
&ua L arranging I'M de.
SURF, nder. But on he next
= era light, was ordered to have
ont al o'clock the next morn
r pc h4 coors OF the rebel army
test rginia. It was chilly 'nS
3, hn' you may safely guess we We
ss5 We formed ia line OF batp,
sing along lh- south rect oil the TO- o., u
Gfsni the bank OF the stream 10 the G ar
Bhouse-tlree quarters of nl ss,,.s az
II facing north. We were 1sso6,'.u.su y -
=. way now. .dSjfbatwa asg ists1 s96er
- the lins<.second1 Th;rtssecond,
~ Maine yilli4gfo lolloT
or by 10 lead. ssd he proud
r. PfwentietnAnd FsrSs sharp
gar. nevs behdd when a
7s1EL =szHck, with IN aoowy rag
~ her once sl5fioS S'fst-,-nurth,
6th; then Ptansyiynia On the -left
Eli that 4eemaineS 10 be seen Of her
sixth, Eigh y-thjd, Nioety-6rs', One
ed Sfi E ehtselth, aud Oae Hundred
~ nth. Ia ne rear OF u.s. Gregory's
1rk Bfigsdeot new troops, but worthy
+, our owe gallant little First Bfi-
.
+. - kat sDlrendsr g n. Grant showed
nass .ninl4 that We we've disposed 10 criti-
: yei,e He{nssled, however, that while pri-
a vate properly should be respected wherever
A 1t might be, all that that belonged 10 The
secesson tue rebei armg, officers and men.
must knsrch Out IL dae ceremony and.Isy
dow their arms and coiols IA the presence
OF some portion Ct onr tr6opp. As we stand
theTs in the morning mis-, we see the bel
aruy bseskieg camp, and then slowly and
reluctantly fJrWIng ranks for the last time
Aud now ibeJ movs-the great mass break
ing into coiumn Of march; G n Gordon.
with the St1newall J tck-on corps. then
n jsoDsstTest's corps, then H,lfs corp, COM
n6aauded by Heath. On they came, the re-
4belion blllleh s4wi b the diagonal cross
and the III rieen rtars. The mead OF The
reb co'unn eomss opposite cur right, and
Xt|lkhs b. gle signal We come TO the "c,rry
The rebel ommsud-r, g 70. Cor.
at the head OF the col n m, obsel yes
lille courtesy, ard drops the poins Of
II sword aue gives the Command 10 Gar
Not ssund from the trumpet, nor
\of drum, bot 10 stiiln 50 az il in
he dead were passing thsre-thus they
Then rne ). vts.-..s. vrsH.s-s sN...a-f % (
ii ihef cartridge bikes, aud laid them on
he. Llsily, pain uliy, they furled their
r hsgs aud 'laid them 10 the dust, me
pg town o7er them and kissing them
# burning tears Aud then the star
lged bsunsr waved alone upon the ID
IIass ali day long, division after divi-ion
RSmei, goes through the ceremony, and
F11sassss on. Hwing been stripped of citiz ~
- hip and giving Their honor nsver 10 raise
18 Ems sgais, they eau 90 where they will.
leAn~h'ie, sihday, no tauni, 90 cheer nor
Niisper OF vsHslo escapes II single m an
ours. There was some. hing ike a slf-
I1Eaterual feeling to ward these men. Wewere
LII low soldiers al last. Tue tremendous hat
&Cere Wrou sht BY Us together. Whoever
ade the war, we mad ended If.
he m rrow, along the hillsides, what
|ssf indeed! Slugiy, or in groups, on
IN horse, are those men making their
2sy every one for his far.away home, aud
1--we are left alone and lonesome. Wnen we
Eos 1p cur weary mSieh homeward il was
aullto plOd along without ski mshers ahead.
|5It was -sme too, thai where the road ended
no tickets we're placed, and our peace NOT TO
be IDS urbed b the ieaden songsler- Il
seemed waste OF opporla unity hat upon The
4 march when We entered \ valley no battery
belchtd upon Us fiom the bighis beyond.
But il Is all over now aud fast vanishing
with the years L see new nerstIon stand
=. refcre me an1 ar u 3D. But though
- mes the hear viii yearn for those
dfrI ing duties and those high companionships
the hefj, stiii, wnen think OF ali those
- noble spirits that have passed. ia battle and
the storm, and how those little Virginia
= rivers flowing tonight, Just they
did viii e yet those earnest young eyes were
wont TO gszs across the silent waters; Of how
u many hearts are still to-night that then
pea stronger than their tide.
En- .ak God and heaven that no
<H .gte 90 to morroE's dawn shall
yaks us to the revellle. Let u not forget,
ear friends. the last martyr; the isst7 l
should not say 80; for are they not dying