The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-19
APPOMATrOX.
G4rey,,, Ghsr1dan insserihes the Inst
Dash In Virginia aud the Surrender u

General nhsr1dan 'neseribes the Inst
Dash In Virginia aud the Surrender u
General Lee. .t..s, * r...
Geneml Pull. Sheridan contributes to
the forthcoming number Of the North
American Repirlp a notably graphic and in
.sfesting Accountants freshest and most
authentic that has been whtten-of Gen.
eral Lees surrender to Grant, at Appopat-
tox. The most impor,an. portions Of tie
narrative arc given below la .gyi
when, April 4, 1865, beins at the head
oithe cavalry, | threw across the line Of
General Lees march, Mt Jetersville, on the
Richmond & DanviIle Railroad, my peri
i5ponal escert, ihe First United States CAV
.nlry.i numbering about 200 men, a tall,
jnnk man WIS seen coming downthe road
from Ile direction OF Amelia Courthouse,
riding q small mule and heading toward
..BurkeyillG junction, 10 which 1point Gen-
n.d Crook had, early that morning been
ordered with his division OF cavalry, 70
gtrpak the railrOatl ndtelegraph lines. The
man and the mule were ibrough halt,
aal the mule and himself closely examin-
ej, nhder strong remonstrance at tue IN
dignity done 10. southern gentlemen.
Remembrance however, was "ithont avail,
md in bis boots two telGgFams were
iouud 4 from tho Commissary Gem
.enli ooi Lees army, saying; 'sTha
army is at Amelia Court House, short OF
provisions; send 800, 900 raLiors quickly to
Burkeyille Junction. One Of thtee die
ISschea 'Sas for The Confederate Supply
1snsrtn ,ant nj Danyille: the other for that
~ Ennrbhmro. II .was at once presumed
That: SftsT ttie deTnatc es we're yrittenIitlis
,slaSronS line ,haI 'beeIli broken bvs Gem
aSol Grpok Norih. % sBurkeyille. and thew
wsra m thair way 10 some station beyond
We bsaaI 10 hs televTanbed. They. RI.
w. ". III II 6 ~ 90 az. %as.nn1 rom them
se,ne q; Ih,SSf,a cSutd ALA ia formed Of the
n,;,nl;aT n IIis troopi q hlers we're at once
n General it1r6ok 10 come up the
sosJ trom R,rkevilIA IN ,letersyjlle. and TO
iGsHersi Merritt, who. with the other Two
S,y;s;1ns If tavalTyi Rad followed 'iLe road
iSsnE p psietpSI,Tr N tiie South side a and
msar the Annomsttox River. 10 icIose ID,
,"i'bont arlsv, on ,Jete,syiIle.y while thn
F;ih Army Corps, under the lamenied
GtIiIi6 w,icS "a about fen or fifteen
;,niisa Iabihd VIA marched at n ouick
.M.es7, n ~, SSn e. r6ifit ami .the road In
f.nnt n TI,.'s army blocked untilLthe ar.
ir;vnI I ~ - the balance 81 the arlny OK the
.potnr,a /; lila afternoon Of tho neYt day.
itStS'l -.,:S !, $780, ,,Sn.;rcIr,
gil TIE tA W. - H'7t = $50 ,.r.
my eommaAu was phcne ;aa LOT ps0 VI
opportunity 10 0oialn a supply sot Gaining
for Lieutenant Colonel k2unR, command
iuglny scouts, tour men, IN the most up
proved Rrny,. were ss4ected-soou, brave
smart fellows, knowing every cavairy rrgli
ment in tho Confederate army, anu as good
'J0hnniesI as were IN that army, 80 iSr as
bearingAn Language were concerned. Iney
were directed to go 70 burkevllie' 1unSuon
and there separate IW9 were 70 20 ooWn
the LynG1pGrg ptaneH OF inc Isiltoa9 until
Confederate lelegfapa s,aIion Ta ls iouau,
the. above mentioned rebel dispatches,
representa- the suHeIlpg conultiVnolL Leg
army, W as'ns - - Tr,ssn;IIn nr in shat III, III.
PlgEis.NnssrL a VI TO- t@o ,rS,s - 80 nn tha
i Ts.!ii snd haJ s;ni;Ssss ;nr,rrct.
atsA tTs = n,iSs;nn NOS scenmnlishsJ
AohE hns =, ist., IN ,s;,I ,hs sd..ncs
aiIiHeu ~ ,ha Is vi Iin;.eS $3.50 s.a,os
Cavalry-on theialternoon oil Tue an OF
t apIm ri snsS INV f,pmitSs Sssnsiches n.
fsrrcd 10, and also rom the following let.
ter leroneously dated April 8 taken from
acolored man who was captured later in
the day. .. .,ll 49,,
~ AMELIA, @ H., April 3, 1865,
DEAR MAMMA: Our ARMY ID ruined, |
fear. We are all safe as yet. shyron left
us sck. S1nh IAyiot Is ; Me'', s"I Sa u y vi.
terdny. we are IN I'ne OF paIue tnlS
moLhtnG See ~" , nVVe otit He 10 70 ,ha ;nS
aiu mean us ny .it ts.. oS St GA Gan9.oI
.1es O. ou "auSs su Mn y. 1'e' tas ,e;s
hlI " klteui BAY SAY Taurn sa;a no.
utes slpGe. lloe'I I aeiy ne SaIU wac mas