New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-09

OF the matter referred, exclaimed: my God, Mr..
Bragg have qnarrelled with every oiicer IN t1e
Longstreet was an entirely different man.
THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN.
Ofthe Wilderness campaign, the General says:
Operating were in an euemys country, ana sup
piled always from distant base large detachments had
at all times from the front, not only to guard
the base OF supplies and the roads leading TO
IT, but all the roads leading to tanks
and rear also operating in country unknown
us, and without competent guides or maps showing
the roads accurately.
Estimating Lees strength in the same manner ours.
the enemy had not less thar 10000 at the start
Ills rcinforcements during the campaign about
equal to ours dcductiug discharged and those
seat back. Lee was on the defensive, ana IN country
in which every stream every road every obstacle to the
movement OF troops. aud every natural defence was
familiar TO him and his army. The citizens were all
friendly HIM and his aud could and did furnish
him with accurate, reports OF our every movement
Rear guards not necessary for him, and having al
ways railroad at his back large wagon trains were not
required. All circumstances considered, we did not
have any advantage OF numbers
on the morning of the lth we sent OUT plckets ana
skrmhcrs along entire front to discover the post
ton of the enemy. some went as far as mile aud
half before finding him But Lee showed no disposition
10 come Ort There was no battle during the day, and
Dut little firing except IN Warrens front About midday
Warren directed To make reconnaissance IN force
This drew some sharp rlns but there was no attempt
The part OF the rebels To drive him back This ended
the battle of the Wilderness.
More severe lighting has not been witnessed this
continent than that OF the 9th and 9th or May 1854
Our victory consisted In having successfully crossed
formidable sircan almost In the face or the enemy, ana
III Gcttlhe tue ARMY lOEctutT ds
which II it had been followed up, must have proven
vantage speedily repu ed. As stood ut the
close the armies relatively IN about the same
condition 10 meet each other ns when the river had
divided them. But the fact OF safely crossing was
victory. .. go.
killed 1855 wounded and 2.9o2 missing probably
nearly all the LATER captured by the enemy.
THE SURRENDER OF LEE.
One of the most interesting parts of the memoirs
is that which describes Lees surrender. Follow
ing are extracts from this portion
found General Lee hid been brought into our lines
and conducted Ia a house belonging to Mr.. Mclean,
and was there with Of his stan officers waiting my
arrival Tho mead u his column occupying hill.
portion Of which an apple orchard across the little
valley from the court house. Sherdans forces were
u IN line OF battle ON the crest or the hill en- the
south side of the same valley.
Before stating what took place between General Lee
and m, eit viii live ali there is OF the narrative OF
General lee aud the famous apple tree Wars produce
many stories OF fiction. some OF which are tod until
ia, y believed. The War Of tho Rebellion was fruit
ful In the way The story OF the apple tree is
Of those nctions with slight foundation OF fact
As have said. ther" an apple orchard on the side
OF the hill occupied By the Confederate forces Running
dlagoualy up the hill wasa wagon road which at one
point very OF the trees, that the wheels
that side had cut OF the roots OF the tree which made
"A little cmbankmcuL
e era Babcock reported to that when lie first met
General Ice he sitting upon this embankment Win
his feet Ia the road and leaning against the tree IL wa.
then that Ire was conducted INTO the house where rst
| 4 had known General Lee In the old army, and had
served with him IN the Mexican war, hut dd not sup
the difference In and rank that lie
would probably remember while would remember
him more distinctly because he tho chief engineer
on the stan Of General scott IN the Mexican war; When
had left camp that morning had expected the re-
suit 80 soon that then taxing place, ana cOnsc-
| Quen,y WAS IN rough gdrb. and, believe, without
sword. usually when on horseback on the hed'
| wearing soldiers bons" Tor u coat with shoulder
atraps 81 my rank Ia indicate who To the
| when went into the house found General Lee. We
greet each other, AMI after shaking hands, took our
seats. what his feelings were ] do not know.
! Being IA nan OF much dignity and with an
/ Uncomfortable face. u was impossible u
-ay whether he fclt nwardly glad that the end had
and wa- manly To show t. whatever his FEELINGS
WERE thcy entirely concealed from oOsor'dtion
bat my feelings. which had been quite apparent on
receipt Of his letter, were Htd ana depressed cIt
ike thing rather than rejoicing at the downfall OF
"A foo that had fought so long aud CALAMITY ara had
suffered 80 much which believed Ia be ono
OF the worst for which people ever fought, and Tor
which there not the least prcteKt do not ques-
ton however the sincerity uf the great mass of those
who opposed to us. General Lee wa, dressed III
full uniform, entirely new. auu wearing sNoil OF con-
siderable value likely tuc sword that had been pre-
scented by the state ~ Virginia ~ all events. 10 was AN
entirely different sword from TIL one that would ofdi
! uary De- In the Held. In my rough travelling
suit which the uniform OF private with the straps
/ of "A general. must have coutrtsicd very @rJug ~
with 50 d-nuciy dressed sN feet hir and OF
faltc-s form But thi- AaS not matter thht Thought
General rc aui soon fell into conversation about
Old ary times. lie remarked that he remembered me-
very well ia the old army. ana told him, as matter OF
course. that remembered him perfectly. but owing 10
the difference ytIrs-hcrc being about sixteen years
difference In our agrs-aud rank. thought n very
ukcy hud attracted hts attention sufficiently To be
crew pleasant that almost forgot the object %! our
meeting. General lee at that time was accompanied by
Of his stan officers, Colonel MARSHALL had all OF
my stan with me- good portion of whom were tn The
| room during the whole Of the interview.