Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-17

man in HAMPTON Roads In Febru-
airy. M the time he received the peace
commissioners from Richmond.
General Grant states In his memoirs
that ut that time Mr.. Lincoln said
that 1.-THE SOuiherners would agree
to perpetual Union and the abolition
of slavery he would be willing TO
hand them a blank sheet Of paper
with his signature attached and let
them state the terms themselves.
These views, wei known 10 the
generals in the field, Influenced
them In their stipulati0ns for the
surrender Of Confederate troops and
positions.
While President Lincoln was In
! Richmond Jefferson Davis was at
tempting TO reOrganize his capital
at Danville, where some troops had
been ordered 10 report. Admiral
Raphael Sslpmes was male j brig
adler general and placed In com
mand Of the defenses, and his naval
brigade built and mounted entrench-
ments. On April 5th Davis an
nouneed by PROCLAMATION that Viz
ginia was to be abandoned by the
Confederate armies Lee was now
concentrating his men in the Weir
ity Of Amelia Court House, on the
Richmond aud Danville railroad,
about twenty-five miles west Of |
Petersburg. This point was south
Of the AppOmattOX and Lee had 10 |
recross that river. This movement |
placed him on the same siue with /
the Union army. The troops from /
Richmond and from the works
along the James, between Peters
burg and Richmond, all Joined Lee
at Amelia Court House. On the5th
he sent forward his artillery on the
roads TO the right Of those upon
which the troops marched, and he
also formed a column to attack Sher-
dams advance, now at Petersville.
Sheridan had sent out Clusters and
Aierritt's divisions on the morning
of the Sd to strike Amelia Court
House and head Off the retreating
COnfederates.
At the crossing Of Deep Creek,
General w. IL. Il. Lees command
checked the pursuit, and
Sheridan's cavalry waited all night
for the Fifth, Second and Sixth
corps 10 come up. On the 18th, Nc
Kenzie's division OF cavalry pushed
on 10 within a few miles OF Amelia
Court House, and, finding the en-
envy in force, halted and waited for /
infantry supports TO come up. The
Fifth corps reached the ground the /
same night. On the morning OF the
5th, Sheridan sent Davies brigade /,
Of Crooks division around the Con-
federate flank to ascertain whether
Lee was marching of TO the north or
not. At Painsville, five miles north
II Amelia, Davies attacked wagon |
train, burned it and returned, fol- S
lowed by Munfoni's and Rosser's
eavalry, and driven back upon his
On the morning Of the 9Th Lee
igain took up the march, moving
along the Danville road toward Z
All the bridges behinu I
aim had been destroyed, and the [
ursuit was on parallel roads rather I
Il his rear. The Second, Fifth and G
sixth corps, having been directed S
N Amelia Court House, were now
tTetched across the Danville rail-
cad near Petesville, facing north G
md northeast. Ord's Army Of the L
ames, moving out on the South y
'ide railroad, was at Burkeville, r
nd Parke's Ninth corps, the last 10 "
ave Petersburg, was moving on :
be same route, and on the morning
{ the 9th was within a days march
{ Ord's column. Nothing short Of 4
most fortunate and speedy march c
Lee.-Topska { HaR.) Cap
al.