The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-17
THE LAST GASP.
The Colonel who Didn't Recognize
Gen. Lees Authority.
Washington National Tribune.l

Washington National Tribunel
Gen, Sheridan tells very intereresting
story about the last campaign against
Lee, and the incidents of the surrender.
1t will be remembered that he headed off
Lee at Appomattox court house, and
captured eleven trains of supplies which
were waiting for him there. When Lee
found out that he had no stores or am
munition for his army, and that his re-
treat was cut off, he sent flag of truce,
which Custer received and conducted to
Sheridan. The two armies laid on their
arms waiting for Grant, who was on his
way to the front.
la the meantime Sheridan and some of
his staff started to ride over toward APP
pomattox court house, when they were
fired upon by regiment of rebels half
concealed among some underbrush. The
General and his party waved their hats
towards the place where the shots came
from, and made all sorts of demonstra-
tions to silence the unexpected and mys-
terious attack, but to no purpose. FL
nally, the confederate officer who brought
the flag and Major Allen, of Sheridan's
staff, rode over to see what the matter
was.
They found South Carolina regiment,
whose colonel, in a grandeloquent tone,
informed them that the war wasn't over,
and that he and his regiment did not
recognize the authority of General Lee to
make terms for peace "Be Gawd, sir, "
, exclaimed the gallant Johnny, "South
J Carolnians never surrender"
The two officers rode back to General
> Sheridan, who, with his party, had re-
tired under cover, and reported to him
the situation. The General called Gus
$ ter and told him there was one regiment
over in the brush which hadn't got
! enough of it, and it would be well fol
e him to 60 over there and 'snuff it out.
Custer ordered his bugler to sound ''for
Il ward" and at the head of a regimen
dashed across the interval which lay be
n tween the two armies, which were draw
!, up in long lines and stood at rest. l
l. was beautiful Sunday morning. pei
d feet spring day-and the sight of tina
e regiment, with Clusters long, tawny hal
n as their banner, dashing at full gallo
d across the fields, evoked a cheer fro'
both armies.
lie Meantime Sheridan had reached tn
!, court house, where he met General Co
a don, recently Senator from Georgia, an
General Wilcox, who had been his clas
lg mate at West Point, but whom he ha
ut not seen for many years. Wilcox hi
l since been doorkeeper of the Unite
:" States Senate.
r. While this party was sitting on Il
go steps of the court house, chatting fam
he iarly over the situation, heavy musket
ou was heard in the distance. Cord
looked up in anxiety and alarm and ask
81 one of his aids to ride over in that dire
all ton and find out what it meant. "Ney
you mind General, said Sheridan, 81
ng all right. 1 know what it means. Cl
ter is over there having some fun will
'er South Caroliniap who never surrender
I'll Gordon insisted upon sending the off
nut to stop the fight, but before he got tn
Dig the doughty colonel had presented G
er. ter with a very much battered swo
1t was the last gasp of the army of nor
we ern Virginia.