The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-04-26

The Pres Mt fnIhsA u Hlsl WIN f"in'-
niscerr,,s - IN" nnn s"nes IN IN" civil war.
r. Arril T. Naarci it.'I With tho iam"n'nb,.
~ break 81 open ho~tili.irs. It u yet r.
dc"mad by tn. r., ord ~ events ina. ld to
tho clneo ~ tho lon. strife. Wer" IL crccs-
.a,y however, 81 select hate for Crl.brat-
Tag the twrntisih anniversary Of the exact
termination Of the struggle. the task might
he przyling II IL certain that there would
be n widespread difference u opinion a. to
what day should be- chosen for that purpose.
Richmond, the Conf drratc capital. was
captured and occupied 10y the Union forces
ON tho morning 81 April 3. 1865. its garrison
having abandoned 1t during the night pro
ceding. Hostiitics. however, went On with
visur In Virginia ~ well ~ elsewhere until
April 8. when the Army of Northern Virginia
surrendered at Appomattox. But that date
does not mark tho end Of the war. The week
following was q busy and sanguinary one In
many quarters. On that same 9Th Of April
CANDY. whose army. with the MD OF the fleet.
had been investing tho deicnces Of Mobile.
captured Spanish Fort and Its dependencies,
with many guns aud several hundred prls-
oners. Before night Fort Bakelcy was car
ricd by assault. with twenty guns and 400
ITIsolI'Ih. ~ INV utNs iu''t N'tio was
evacuated, and ON tho l4th GRANGER's forces
occupied the city. Tho Union loss in these
operations at Mobile WAS about $500 men
killed and wouuded, besides five or Six ves-
ses. which were blown UP by torpedocs.
,,stonn.~.1. I'm l.s,Ap NJ Sa.Ex4pS on
nfter LEES surrender, no attacked the enc
my's lines around Salisbury, capturing IA
pieces OF artillery and mote than 100 pris-
oncrs, together with great stores OF amrnu-
milton, army blankets, clothing. bacon, salt,
rico. wheat, and cotton. Thence he moved
to Slatersvillc, destroying railroad track and
bridges.
WILSON. with cavalry forco OF great
magnitude, was continuing during this Same
period his memorable operations In Alabama
and Georgia. After his capture OF Selma on
tho al OF April. 10 had moved east ward. oc-
cupying Montgomery and all prominent
points on the road to Macon. On tho 10th Of
April. In tho last combat of tho war cast OF
tho Mississippi, he carried Columbus and
West Point; and on the 2lst OF April Macon
surrendered, with thrcoscorc field pieces and
ten or twelve thousand Georgia militia
SHERMAN's march to Raleigh was begun
MS late Us April 10; and on the evening OF the
TONS rear guard, whilo Raleigh was reached
and entered on the 18th. Negotiations for
JoHNsToNs surrender We're next begun, and
the first memorandum for that purpose,
made nc9r Durham Station, was dated April
ls This, however, was rejected by President
LINCOLN aud the final agreement was signed
on the 2Gh. As lato rs April % tho Sixth
Corps was put on the march for Danvllle, In
order to cut of the possibility OF JOHNsroN's
escape, and Gen. SHERIDANs cavalry were
engaged In the Same occupation. Between
tho 10th and 22d there were military expcdi-
lions In Tennessee.
But oven the surrender OF JoHNsToN's
army loft many Confederate forces In tho
field, and 1t was clearly possible for these to
carry on guerrilla operations or oven to pro.
long regular warfare for u time west Of tho
Mississippi, Tho troops OF Con. JEFF
THOMPSON did not surrender until May II,
and the actual assembling and parollng OF
his mon took place May 25 al Wittsburgh on
tho st. Francis Rivnr, and June 8 at Jack.
sonport, On the White. The entiro force
paraded numbered 7,4A officers and mon.
The surrender Of Lieut.-Gen. RICHARD TAY.
LoRs much larger army was made at Citro-
nclle, In Alabama, on tho 4'h day Of May.
Tho surrender OF Commodore FARRANp's
squadron OF twelve Confederate vessels In
the Tombigheo River with their officers and
mon. was agreed upon at tho Same time, and
took place on May Q. Tho following day
Gen. MCCooK Of WILSON'S corps received at
Tallahassee the surrender OF JoNlss's Florida
forces, 5000 strong.
Meanwhile there had been threats OF very
lat It,G -,
Mississippi forces, which expected to DO
Joined by JEFFERSON DAVIS. then fugitive
In Georgia Tho unremitting search for
DAVIS Kept WILSON'S forces busy through
out tho earlier part OF May and until his
capture ut lrwinsvillo on tho 10th Long be-
foro this event Gen. KIRBY SAITH, at Shrove. |
port, In Louisiana, had issued an order to his |
army announcing LEES surrender and his |
own purpose to carry on the war beyond the |
mississippi On the oath OF April Gen. Ma |
oRrDER, at Houston, addressed a great war |
meeting to the same effect. On tho 27th |
llARpEMAN's brigade, at Independence,
pledged themselves to continue tho war TO |
the bitter end. On the I'd Of May PARSONS |
brigade adopted similar resolutions In Rob. |
ertson county, Texas. On tho 9Th OF Nav
the citizens OF Fort Bend county resolved |
that in no event will We over consent TO
and proposed that 10000
recruits should DO added to the forces of
SMITH and MAaRUpER. These arc examples.
10 which others might DO added, OF the hos.
tie feeling prevailing at that time In Ar.
kansas and Texas,
On the 18th OF May body Of Union troops
under Col. JARRETT had sharp sklrmish at
Palmetto Ranch, about fifteen miles above
DgSzos. IN Texas, The Cvnfederates. un,Ier