The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-04

the whole face OF the sky. All na-
ture around us seemed to harmon c
ize with our feelings. Sadness aud
gloom were impressed on all things,
both animate and inanimate. Men
were growing desperate; officers
were breaking their swords in
pieces to O void the dlshohor OF
snrrenderiug them. Major General
q. w. Pickett, who had led the
storming column on the thlid day
at Gettysburg, tore up bis flag aud
woreiit around his shoulders. Men
have feelings. They can not con.
troll these feelings at all times aud
under all circumstances MY
brigade surgeon came TO me and
urged me TO preach a discourse
10 the troops. /, too, hal feelings,
and declined what | could odly re-
card as "A duty. My weight OF
feeling was too powerful to under
take IT,.
At 400 pm. the Second Army
Corps was formed in close column
!, 70 hear The terms OF surrender.
I We were addressed by Gen. Gordon,
who sat upon his horse in front,
. with his hat in his hand, IN the
; most moving aud impressive speech
I 10 which / Lave ever listened:
Q circumstances gave it force and
+ character. During its delivery
,. men could DO seen weeping
y ON every side. Men who ha'l
b faced death on many fields, and
'e had fought with manly hrmness
u from Bull Run to Appomattox
d. we're breaking down under th'
Q. force of that terrible word surren
III der. But the brave eau weep al
~ we'll as fight for their country
Upon going to the division ord
ri nance wagons found the Lleuten
ts ant Commander weeping like
'r. child. Addressing me, he sai'l
OF ~ have fought the Yankees unit
he now. and to surrender to them
eli more than eau bear. 1t seem
'n, like it will break my heart HOP
ma was dead. The grave was read!
la, Its funeral solemnities were &c
en- weighty for the brave.
Gus gu Night came on. But what
rs night. Such stealing as to'
.,f' ulace never heard or read oil
.he ' fore. 1t seemed like everythl'
ia'. M that could be stolen was stole
'ac. inst before the sun went down
.e's subaltern of the quarter.maste,
,a'' , department, whose condition
'ne smoke au excess of whiskey, SIT
.lie ned up to me and with much eal
lfsl estness said, ~ tell you MI.
was the Copfederacy is gone ap. N
oss' Jeff Davis owes you and me pr
.ne ty good SUN Of money. Supp'
aiy, that as soon as 1t gets dark we
t'es 10 the wagon, get u horse aLi'
sue and strike out for home. Ii
9 10 don't do that We will never &c
Tue cent? | had to decline the oiieI
''.aI 'a,u my would.be friend.
'" na On the next day bought
" horse for $I, bride for 20, an
a. saddle for eco. My one.dol
nos, aes, steed would have borne, with
on ths exception of his eyes, some res
..,u .no hlauce to the charger rode by
han Knight of La Mancha. On
,hs afternoon OF Tuesday, the llth,
In parole papers were announced
a.a :. ready and all were duly sigI
an"ta m"s, and by the terms OF the surreu
''a the we were permitted to go he
ickly On Wednesday morning the
and federate army was to STACK ~
keen At sunrise the Second Army "
3 dag was paradcd tor tho last :
noint Early's division led by Gen. W
I this ar took the front. He rode OF
% the the finest horses saw IN the "
Lense, army, aud placed himself IN
the march at the head OF the divl
point NV place was In tue rear OF
brigade with the surgeons.
he led we were now ''passing under
n the yoke,n and l became infected
, take the decentralization 80 preva
, were | was Just behind Gen. Wake
n;cklv On nv one dollar horse, no
nclud. saying yea or nay. The marct
med as solemn AS funeral process
escape Not mau spoke q word.
of nv. Federal army, at least a port
as the il. was drawn up between
ike for camp and the courthouse npo
NO to left. about forty steps trou
at 70 road, aud stood at order
,r;uade When our division had re
nlan I the left of the line the word .
u If he was given. "Left lace, 10
" pa,t march, followed. When tn
/ in the yanciug line had approached
;darinc in len PAGES of the Federal
70 vonr the command .Halt" was
i hstter Then came the order "Stack
abiding The rifles we're stacked IN th
ned me. tomary style, and the cal
nv plan boxes hung upon them.
Thcn came the last order
and in given in the Army OF the NO
I,ure on Virginia, "Fall in, forward u
ade the AS the column reacnou as .a0 4
om Gen. where the puonc @ loa's 80, -
/ At $50 every officer and man stru
These for home by the most direct
d repass Not word Oh cneo..ns s..as sa'
presents from the feue.as .'s. 'ioop''
y gives looked on ~ s,,onod' y. n,s, ham IN
this day An Idle mytn hm ~. osda dara, ~
when that "den, Lee sut1un.' p;anas !
received an apple tree. assos :,
silled. in the ideatical tree. Gen. |
1 solution rendered III tne hoeo' ~ .ne