The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-05-22
TIE ARTrLLEnY.

Speaking OF the artillery at AppOmattox, /
expressed doubt IN my original sketch as 10
whether aEy Of our batteries were IN position
and firing any part Of Sheridan's line west
and southwest Of the Courthouse, april 9. !
was sure that none Of the batteries of the Fifth
Corps uulimbercd that morning. though four Of
them -Rawies's ID 5ih Us. DeiOss johnson 3
ID. and Charley Mink's III, lst \. Y.lr and
Stewards y, AtH L. $. were IN column on the
Prospect or Prince Edward road. just in rear Of
Bartleft's Division, as carly as IL o'clock that
morning; while anotber-R0dgers B, lst y.
f-l-Was Witb CraBford's Division. i also
knew that Gibb1n had not brought more than
two or three II the Iwenty-fOUTth Corps bat
teries with him and ] saw but one Of those that
morning. and that at some distance. halted
near NriEht's house IN rear Of Turner's Divis-
Ion. WAS sure that did not hear any artil-
lery fire from any part Of our line, though the
enemy fired several shots about the time our
infantry began to deploy from a battery on the
Iynchburg road, and also from part Of q battery
two 0T three guns-which they had posted 10
Command the valley Of the South Fork.
But now cones Comrade J. y. Naadell,
Taylovi.le, H. 18th w. Va, Second Brigade,
Oi Turner's Division, who says:
n soon arrived la sight Of the skirnnishtng
betg ceu the eEefpys infantry aud cismounted
cavalry Wc moved forward NJ doHbe-quiek nearly
two ulles cculoylGg ciose up TO the LyuetburR
road, and relieving the cavalry ~ hO once mount
ed aud moved farther 70 tie left The enemy re
treated toward tie E0uribOure as soon A. he say
our infantry De- iiis front and we pushing after
him. threw him iutO confusion. Passing through
the struggling belt 81 timber came out into a
heId within fisi u the CouEtbouse, aud there we
haW the enemy Teireating in squads. completely
cemOFn4tZed- Just II this tiBle Elders Iat.er,,
ts, lsi Z. - came into position cur !efi and
fired several rl4els cssesll0i ~ Ich exulodeJ h,
the air over these difeFeut squads 90 lef k,,o,,
whether they did any execution or not I-,t \
know that t.e battery fired and that IL was Eders
H.HH IaHe.H. a.aur
GOTps. u e goi orders to erase firing on tie i
line a. soon ~ 10 the edge Of flie ,,1,.y,
heie Bul tie battery fired two or three shots a(ey
We St'rfi, ahd linen u Rot orders 10 cease alsr
IL was h3ng slowly. single shots al intervals of a
minute Gr igo. ad when ID eras,,d fpsII,. 4 -
marked % the nearest me That b tI,e L.,
ciiiiil -a-loi, la i.ciiOu. Of flis war;"
Ferliaf's ten minutes later Gen. Sheridan rode
lfouEl our liue ou hiE famous black Ior.e
- Hkenzl, aud passed toward the CONT b,,,..
Mii'ch We IeIiinps oneibird or half mile a way
lie waH alone, Or iaF as could see unless rerl,gf,s
81 orderly or two may have followed him. IN
IWriie tliis sor the benefit Of the Canponee, nh,
seemed - oe in doubt 10 any Of cur srtlIisy 49,
Tug lB action that morning Of April 8 he i uo
doubt cOTrect az o. the Fifth Corgs bsfteyiss -
cause We could not hear any sounds Of nrtiIIer, -
from thejr part oi the line But fedegs bsfe,, m,
81 the Let - ~ "as certainly la position on tbe
line 81 the I~eltg fourth Corps aud fired seyerai
shOtE, Aud tnk that II this should ine..i he -,
81 anyone - 10 saryed Ia that battery hey vs,,td
feTiiy my siateusetf I think that EiderfI 49,,
Army 81 the Potomac Ia action.
There is also testimony from the other side
on this poini. ". H. Haycock, Co. II % Va
Cav, Confederate army, writes from George.
town, ID. g.. a. follows:
Iu the story u a CannOneer." ia vour esi,i,,
o. A4afeli - e says be could say thai any Rat
tslt o. gSuf army was ln position west Of Anne
mattoE CouTtholse Ga tie morning Of AurjI . w
can hag positively there was. Ol course 1 don't
Gnow what battery lt was. being on tie other
slde1 tn tir - Va. Cav. on nav hor., sfa,,9
ing about ~ ynras from The Mclean house al a.
PyihAL"A NpnFlhouhe- or the morning Of The glI,
sDont O clock, when shell struck a en.sll f-.,,,
Nous Aiia another struck directly iu front Of me a
sees1n3 O. 50 aiierRgTd. and did not wait to s,e
" any more stsuesz. These shells came frg,, %
on NE road leading through Appomaiiox conf.
boiise 10 Lynctburg- faz Lees Division. Of (,sy,.
airy then PASSED Tie lefI flank of yoaF arunv ,,,d
emerged on the lyucbbGTg road about two u1jIes
beyond hflonlattoz Courthouse. Our bFigsde-
Gen. 4. Il. MuBford nandinR-beld the fro.u,
~ messenger from your cavalry Informed NJ
lAht Gen Lee bad surrendered. The IL Va Cay
Eas left and The balance of the brigade trel, i,
AyncllbHEg ai.d Dispersed "a few dsys niier,,eTd