Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-04
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Col r. NJ. Sims. ex-sscresary 81 state 20 South
Carolina. who bore the Gag Of trace q, Apo
msttox which terminated the civil war. IA.
written an account Of that historic event TO Col
John Peyre Thomas Of Columbia. who is CON-
piling history % the soath Carolina Military
Academy. He SAYS:
"DcAr Sir: In reply to your reques, that I
make a statement 10 the Gag Of truce at APP
pomst;ox. will give YOU a. succinctly posi-
BILE the faets.
SUNDAY morning the sth % April Il think
l am correct in the datel. found Us ct ia, break
near AppomsttoN Conrt House. with Gen.
Gordon division and tie cavalry a little m adj
vance Of the village % Appomattox. Gen Long
streets command. comprising the re-; ~ the
army OF Virginia. thrown across our track some
two miles m the rear Of the village. and facing
10 the rear to meet Gen. Grants columns. which
were pursuing Us. with our headquarters % an
Intermediate point. three-quArters Of a mile IN
the rea- Of the village.
Gen. Grant hsd pushed forward Gen. orrs
corps and Sheridan's cavalry and thrown them
across our front Gen. Gordon was 90 attack
an front at daylight. TO open and force ~ay
through the enemy. This attack was DELAYED
a little. but soon n. made appeared "a be
successful. Gordon soon found the force
IN hls front TOO heavy for him and asked for
reinforcements from Gen loi.g-treet
Gen. lee rode down the road In the
direction of Grants columns to meet Gen.
GRANT Another and directly another mc--
senger came 90 Gen. Longstrect from Gen.
Gordon asking FOR help. and saving that he Was
very hard pressed Gen. Longstrcci then ds-
rected me to ride over 10 tiea. Gordon aud say
to him that II he thought proper he might send
a flag 81 truce over % Gen. sheridan, who ~n-
snfnnsai IN ha in a 4 an his front aud
ask for a suspension of hostlities until he could
hear from Gen. Lee. who had ridden down tne
road 10 meet Cen Grant.
Il found Gen. Gordon in the village Of Ap-
pomattox, hard pressed IN front and being
Ranked on his left After delivering the mes-
sage he said 1t proper for him 10 seud tbs
nag. and as he had no stall officer with HIM
begged me TO take IL. We agreed that the best
direction to take the Tag was 20 heavy column
OF artillery then pressing o. his left Hank.
AS started of l sas Joined by Maj. Brown
OF his staff. | rode through Gen. Gary's dis
mounted cavalry. who were holly engaged with
the enemy. Upon reaching the enemy Was
met by Lieut. Col (now Gen. Whitaker and .
Custus, whose column OF mounted cavalry vAs
just then passing TO the rear Of Gordon's left
flank,
I'VE put spurs and in a few moments reached
the head Of the moving column. where found
uen- Custus- He asked who was and what
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