The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-12-21
thought, but the document vas very
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nice. looking silver flask, as well as /
could Distinguish. He remarked that he
hoped would not think it was an unsol-
dierly courtesy if he offered me some
very fine brandy. l will own up now
that wanted that drink awfully. Worn
down, hungry and dispirited, it would
have been gracious godsend if some old
Confederate and I could have emptied
that flask between as in that dreadful
hour of misfortune. But I raised myself
about an inch higher, if possible, bowed
and refused politely, trying to produce
the ridiculous appearance of having feast.
ed on champagne and pound cake not
ten minutes before and that had net
the slightest use for as plebeian drink
as "fne brandy"
He was true gentleman, begged par-
don, and placed the flask in bis pocket
again, without touching the contents in
my presence. If he hsd taken a drink,
and my Confederate olfactories had OBJ.
tained a Whit of the odor of it, it is pos.
sible that should have "caved." The
truth is, I had not eaten two ounces in
Two days, and 1 had my coattail then full
of corn, waiting to parch it as soon as an
opportunity might present itself. I did
not leave it behind me, because had
nobody I could trust it with.
As an excuse which I felt I ought 10
make for refusing his proffered courtesy.
I rather haughtily said that l had been
sent forward only to receive any COM
munication that was offered and could
not properly accept or offer any courte-
sizes. In fact, if I had offered what l
could, it would have taken my corn.
He then handed to me letter, which
be said was from General Grant to Gen.
eral Les, and asked that General Lee
should get it Immediately if possible. l
made no reply, except to ask him if that
was all we had to transact, or something
to that effect. He said that was all.
We bowed very profoundly to each other
and turned away. In moment was
called again by General Williams, and
he asked if I would meet one of the
colonels of General Miles brigade, whose
name have forgotten, but who, if living
and remembering the incidents, I hope
will write to me at Wsyuesboro, Ga. I
besitated a moment and replied that I
would. The Colonel came up and pre-
sented to me some of the effects taken
from the trunk of General Malone that
evening, which had been captured by
the Federal Forces. They were pictures
of General Mahone's family, and if
remember rightly, letters from his wife.
l took them, and promised TO deliver
them, thanking him for his kind censid
GRAFTON. he asked me if I knew any.
thing Of Lieutenant or Captain Boyd,
who was either killed or wounded, and
was in our lines. l related what had
occurred as I came forward. He ASKED
me to send him to them. had no
authority to do this, but said for the
sake of humanity 1 would take the
authority, at the risk of court martial,
and I asked him if any Of our men we're
suffering in his lines, to do likewise in
relieving them. I went back, met Cap
tain English, and asked him to attend to
it, and be took four men, as he afterward
told me, and sent Captain Boyd forward
to detail of Federal soldiers, who re-
ceived him. Is Captain Boyd alive
now? 1 would like to know. He can
thank Captain English and bis Confed.
crate pickets for saving him from long
night of suffering.
In twenty minutes aheI I got back in
our lines Confederate courier, riding
swift horse, had placed 10 General Lees
hand the letter which was handed to me,
the first demand for the surrender of his
devoled army. In an hours time we
were silently pursuing our way toward
the now famous field of Appomattox.
We marched all day of the Sth of April,
and slept in biovuac not more than three
or four miles from Appomattox, where
the demand was made again, and was
acceeded to, and the Confederaey of the
South went down in defeat, but with
glory.
We arrived on the field of Appomat-
tox about 9 o'clock on the 9th day of
April, the day of capitulation. The
negotiations lasted during that day. The
general order from General Lee was read
to the army on the 10th of April. This
is as rememb ber it. General Lee publish.
ed his last order to his soldiers on that
day.
I aat down aud copied it on a piece of
Confederate paper, usiog a bass drum
head for desk, the best could do. I
carried this copy to General Lee, and
asked him to sign it for me. He signed
it, and I have it now. II is the best
authority, along with my parole, that l
can produce why, after that day, 4 40
longer raised soldiers band for the
South. There we're tears in his eyes
when he signed it for me, and when |
turned to walk away there we're tears in
my own eyes, too. He was in all re.
spects the greatest man that ever lived,
and as an humble soldier Of the South, I
thank Heaven that I had the hoaor of
following.
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If you happen to be one of thoae who
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