The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-27
Glory OF THE SURRENDER.
-. Connected With Lees Capltula-
(harieston Weekly News.

- (harieston Weekly Ners.
xsuteen years ago this month. af,el
,scrifce of millions of money ant
~ tthousands of the best and braves
y ,he cause of the South was finally
- Anpomattox Courthouse. Th,
nder :. r Of the Army of Northern
qua ;n;s was the end of the war. Battle,
I Snght towns and villages destroyed
u marches taken and surreDders
hut with the capitulation of Lee
H. men, the Southern Confederacy
I'd into history.
n ibis happened many yea ago
coutending armies have loLe since
sr.ed The ba,llefields are over
" with fruitful harvest. The forts
been dismantled, the rifle. pits have
j up the ships-of-war have rotted to
=. in IN their docks, a marble monu-
4 here and there throughout the
S,b bears testimony to the deathless
";.m of those who rallit TO their
utry's call. the old muskets have been
Irncd to their racks in the National
sories the battered swords hang help.
IL on the wall, Lee and many of his
trusted Generals have passed away
,s8n their eternal rest-the country is at
fhe history OF the war has been writ
mapy times, but few of the personal
dents in the career of the gallant
Gers aud soldiers from South Carolina
Fe eYer been preserved. The rising
lera!ion know very little of the war
! Eepting what they have read in parti-
books or heard from the lips of those
s % participated in the BATTLES of the
I bsllon." These lips will all soon be
5 n and the richest treasures of the war
ahe complete and perfect vIndication
South Carolina and her heroes-will
lost forever. How important, there
e, is it that something should be speed
q done to preserve the recollections of
II soldiers from oblivion.
The Story of tho Surrender
3Appomattox and OF tine confe. Ace5
Aich preceded that fateful event have
Zen been described. Errors have been
immitted and have been incorporated
10 history. Col. John G. Haskell, of
.slumbia, S. c.. who commanded
sitalion of artillery, and fought with
5tinguished bravery throughout the
ir has related to the Ne,cs and Courier
, circumstances Immediately preceding
q surrender Tie facts, as detailed by
5m, have never before been published.
5l. Haskell says:
ron the evening of April 9Th, 1865, 1
eeiyed orders from Gen. Longstreet to
bit and let the men meke themselves
lmforlable. For several days they had
zen pushing on day and night, halting
ply for short time during the twenty
slr hours to rest and feed men and hor-
; when anything could b, got to feed
ith.
"0n getting the orders, horses were
iharnessed and fed and foraging parties
ut out to collect supplies, while Others
ere making fires and arranging the
nps for the nights rest. Just Before
INSET Gen. Lee rode up, apparently in
gh spirits, and stopping, said to the
en- Standing near something to the
ect that they could have good nights
st, as we had got we'll ahead of the
emy. About an hour later cannon
mmenced firing, apparently some miles
ead OF us, and very soon couriers came
th orders to break camp aud march
ward. From that time till daylight
moved slowly forward, being con.
'ntly halted by troops marching into
road from each side, and mt daylight
we're a short distance from Appomat.
Courthouse. Here we halted and
IN heard the cavalry and the Second
rps engaging the enemy in the direc-
a n OF Appcmattox Courthouse.
About sunrise | was ordered by Gen.
ngstreet to move two batteries to tho
nt, where we soon became engaged
IN the enemy's artillery, being sup
'!!ed by portions Of Benning's and
derson's Brigades of Fields Division.
rlng the engagement a battery of
'se artillery was charged and captured
our men aud brought in, fully
npped, and the guns turned on the
my from whom they had been taken.
Soon after this I received orders to
SO hiring, from Gen. Gordon, and heard
lmor that Gen. Lee had gone back to
et Grant. / rode back to where Gen.
ngstreet was, and found him about a
pack from Appomattox Courthouse,
1ain1g on the roadside with his staff
csher officers around him. ] asked
II the orders to atop fighting were
perly given he answered they we're,
then said that Gen. Lee had gone
Z to meet Grant. This latter was
IN low tone, aside.
immediately went to where my com
ID was, and had fresh horse saddled, |
nuing to 60 out with several others
!: make tor Johnston's army. Before |
uog, went to Gen. Longstreet to
goodbye TO him.
ne urged me not to 90, saying that
'ss Grant gave us such terms as Gen.
proposed to demand that he would
,nrGnngh vi with such troops as would
}" him. While talking with him
: Mason, of Gen. Fitzhugh Lees
) qashed up and made some report to
: Longstreet, who called me to him
ASKED me, as was we'll mounted, to
'ake Gen. La, if possible, and tell
mat Gen. Fitzhugh Lee reported
he had broken through the enemy's
ana the road was open.
i RODE OFT at,once ct speed, and after
y OF some two miles, at a sharp turn
'e road, came suddenly upon Gen.
he was standing near his horse,
a , was was held by an orderly. and lit
advance of him was Col. Taylor,
,s stan, apparently walking forward
eee q party Of United States officers
their escort.
W vas riding at full speed, and before
I'D draw up my horse had passed
Lee and ridden into the enemy's
:. "a Al parties stopped, and ] turned
loas ";s, back; Gen. Lee, approaching
apidly as dismounted, caught me
ne arm, and drawing me quickly
e side, asked, with much excite
=. What is the matter? what has
ened r AS soon as I could speak,
1eI OF breath with my rapid ride,
MIN that Gen. I,onpAfreet hnd seat