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more than two hundred wagons. and
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lances. more than two hundred wagons. and
many prisoners. Meanwhile, EwelPs corps was
split of by Humphreys and captured by the
After tho terrible disaster Of this day Long
doned, the hope of getting Off to the south.
turned westward and crossed again to the
RiiIsi Wife sldT q do rae %iiR tie ot haSe ha II 81 orf the
rebels. crossed at Highbridge. thus separating
what there was left Of Lees army o,o....,
Humphreys resumed the pursuit by the
TGsdhS psss's sast to as the The l giyeI res sna w Tssc had
drossed alter fu 5io% vi q up 1At The 'G redouGt which
I 1siird to SSth tf B,.ri SafoaaI vi S : sll ses e. g
Humphreys and led by Barlow IN person. sue.
s Sr E in putting Tts 9 out w the i now and cIs sayi Iar beth 9TH
whole corps to cross. which it lost no ,timein
doing. Miles,s and De Trobriand's divisions
iBarlow's division followed the rear BY tie left
strongly occupied by the enemy. The rest Of
the Federal army was south Of Farmville. and
but this. did not cause him to stay his nd-
vance. At about O'Clock 10 came up with the
m strongly intrenehed and fGwerihG 6oth
hppomattox court Houseto Lypehburg. send
ing word to barlow to retstablish connection
forward the other, corps Of Infantry, Hum
phreys. endeavored TO ind Q weak spot in the
enemy's line. and falling in that. tried to turn
his left. In this. he was also unsuccessful.
shorty after which night put an end to the
During the entire operations Of the, 18th
Humphreys received no help whatever from
my Itner part q OF thG Hot federal % FRA "a army EXCEPT sd fLs
river and made a demonstration in his favor.
There Is but little doubt that tho presence OF
Humphreys to ~overwhelm Lee and bring the
conflict to a close on that day. but the scattered
in Transmitting Information. tie diinicmiiy Of
crossing the Appomattox. and the Obvious adj
sorps 81 %inr s1nsin sst Inv S1S ths ra Sna n a. 5SA wh Ins
the. realization Of Hqmphreys's hopes upon
On the other hand. 1t Is more than, probable.
IA claimed, by. Gen. Humphreys. that II Ms
7th. Lee could have reached New store that
nnight; Appomnttox station on the afternoon 81
would have Ns1 brouefi him to iI.yynnchGnrG;,"
,ha oilaWing the Inrratiys Of Hrn, W CSairKnsfi IL
mGy be fairly contcnd,d that Humphreys com
PEELED Lee to lose time at fnrmyi!le Heights
kept him from obtaining the much needed
supplies awaiting, him at hpromatfHS nS sta "a
opportunity to post themselves across his path
al. Appomattox Court House,
letter to Lee demanding the surrender Of his
army was. delivered from humphreys,s ir9nt
and ,h ael Lee p1I rtt I n Gn ,H' his sys anlEor 9' within he AN an
hour by the, same route. Grant; ora, ana
Wright rested that night ~ farmville. about
There is but little more TO relate. Lee aban-
doned his position under the cover OF dark
ness md WAS again followed ut half past ) the
next morning 6y Humphreys. now supported
BY Wright With the sixth C9rl.s, Sheridan,
with the cny4lry CORPS. tho Fifth Corr :, and
the Army Ofthe James. pushed forward by the
roads ON to the south side Of the A~pnomattnx
vision under Custer reached there late in the
afternoon. cutting the last supply line and
capturing the trains containing, the last pro-
visions tho Confederacy had left FOR Loe's
starving army.
The end came the next day. and Hum
phreys's foot cavalry WAS in at the death.
His unerring instinct for the chase. his terrible
persistency and aggressive temper together
NSith the astonishing celebrity Of his splendid
Infantry, had enabled him to outstrip every
thing but the cavalry and to Keep fully abreast
with even that.
The details Of tho surrender. which took
place on the 9th. have been told and retold .