Arizona republican., 1892-10-28

ggttysbuTg, or 10 aoaibt the boys in blue
sCald have b'IFRed some powder either in
nm or earnest to honor the occasion. As
. 4 was, the men in gray got off without a
nrting salute. At Ficksburg, however,
s N that same day, the skies there being
s-ghter, there was sOIae characteristic
Siifcstion over the surrender Of Pember-
vos Confederates, the evacuation Of the
s,y and the occupation by Grants troops.
Gsneral PembeFtOn began his negotiations
4 h, terms on the Sd, but the pariey did not
animate until the wee snail hours of the
I rb and the contamination was set down
t,the convenient hour Of 10 a. m. Gen
| al Grant wrote Of the eyes4t in very
sniliar strain in his memoirs.
During the siege" he said, there had
,tn " good deal Of friendly spaFring be-
tween the soldiers of the two armies on
,cket. and where the lines we're close to-
Nber. All Confederates were known as
lOhnnies,' all Union troops as 'Yanks.
After Johnny would call, Well, Yank
rhen are you coming into town. the re-
Ly was sometimes, we propose to eele-
bate the Fourth Of July there Sometimes
. hvOuld be, we always treat our prisoners
4 With kindness and don't want to hurt
4 hsn;' or, We are holding you as prisoners
4 dFlr while you are feeding yourselves
4 Ibs garrison, from the commander down,
4 r,dOubtedly expected an assault on the
Fourth. They knew from the temper Of
hsir men it would be successful when
rsie and that would be greater hu-
niliatiOn than to surrender. Besides, it
EOuld be attended with a severe loss 10
Asm.
The Vicksburg paper which We received
rgularly through the courtesy Of the enc
/ nys pickets said, prior to the Fourth, In
yeaking of the Yankee boast that they
Vo1ld take dinner in VicksbuFg that day,
aE the best receipt for cooking rabbit
vs., First ketch your rabbit The paper
1 Ehis time, and for some time previously,
4 wprinted on the plain side Of wall paper.
Il last issue was printed on the Fourth
u Elannounced that we had caught the
ntbt'
l have no doubt that Pembsrts com.
! Ienced his correspondence on the Sd for
twOfold purpose; first, 70 avoid an
ssault, which he knew would be success,
n, and second, to prevent the capture tax
hg place on the great natioBal holiday
GeaHniversary of the declaration Of Ameri.
an independence. HoldiRg cat for better
xrms as he did, he defeated his aim 10
be latter particular.
On the 4th, at the appointed hear, the
prison of Vicksburg marCirea cut Of their
Erks and formed in line in front, stacked
ans and marched back in good order Our
Ihoe army witnessed this srsue without
assring"
The Confederate general, in his report Of
hs surrender, gave another reason for Sc
acting July 4. "If it should l@ asked, - be
rrOte, why the Fourth II July was Sc
acted as the day for suFTeadey, the answer
sobvious believed that upon that day
aald obtain better terms. Well aware Of
vanity Of our foe, knew they would
Etsch vast Importance TO the entrance on
De Fourth of July into the stronghold Of
Gs great river, and that TO crafty their
aiiOnal vanity they would yield tkqn what
n1d not be extorted from them at any
aher time
The days drama was not closed, how
Htf, with the retreat OF the Confederates
AbettysbGrg nor with their surrender at
'eksburg. They got the worst Of it in a
hlcky but i'll starred assault on the forti-
I'D position at Helena, Ark, on the Mis-
sSppi, between Yicksburg and Memphis.
was CALLING sight for the southerners
athrough the months Of May and June
witness the unbroken tramp, tramp,
uanp Of Grants legions, closing around
Aeir last great stronghold Of the west. To
arrow help into the doomed post by direct
Method was out of the question, and the
Text best thing was to assail some outlying
'ent and draw part of the besieging army
from their hunt for the larger game to
1e rescue Of the smaller. Helena in the
aatrol Of the Confederates would have
zen another VicksbUrg, another obstrue-
&l to the free use Of the Mississippi.
The Confederates in Arkansas, the only
'eten army loose from the tolls at Yicks-
Aig were assembled at Little Rock, 100
IAes inland from Helena and in the clos.
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