The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-02
LAST HOURS OF LEES ARMY
Ex-Governor CamerOn'S Picture Of The
Scenes Following The Surrender.
MEN REFUSED TO BELIEVE THE NEWS
An UnwsIoome M.sssEe-Strong Men Wept
Liz. Children whom They Heard Words
which strack Down their Last Hope.

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.hts subject
The preceding afHt'' VII ''
closed at the point where Gordon uhd'I-
,oou 20 dcvclon tho number and nature
'Y"n W w ,., ,,..i,3 I eos
or the fcdcral Ioice VIM" "'V, 49,.
hath on the morning of Apri =. On the
- ,..,.,,,,t,,, ,.,,op,, fhe CORDS and
-" .i..,..1 the
division commanders had tHCI'eu '"'
unanimous opinion that "A further protrac-
ton OF the struggle would be useless
sacrifice of HE and this opinion Wa 'o"
Neycd 10 General Lee Win an ~ ,,',r
and respect by General ftnaIc."H tis,
by reason as well OF nus prtS"nait a. ,n mn
Official relations 10 the ConitrtI"'t IN
rnaudcr was peculiarly utttd 10 >" ~"
cate "A mission. Nor was inc sun ' '.
resented or dsrcgar3ci boy Genera zee;
his Letter ~ me kth 20 General 'idul.
do moi fbInk the emergency mas dils'H
To- can for The surrender OF thus atlHS.
Eut duriug the evening OF me cln ~
summoned into council '''HtIdia 1870,
Ioncstrrrt and FiZhueh L't. W. "
franz discussion OF ali the i"'lS anu Po9-
Slhiitics of the SITUATION NV l 20
hour Was irdusht WIN It'itee 49,, go, 80
biItcs and none OF NE t""i'l'V' g.,
men 90 wear thrh hIi.1F ~ 49,. ti,'
el iu their judgment 10y Any i'"ti ho.lNe
than sense OF 'N'El W ''N ,'ia' Ct" 49,, 80
!n such 1t crisis would nave berh torn
BY divided duties or Oi"Se4 hy pIoIeS-
SiOu8I pride. fut inns conceive IcSt 20
fhe level ~ the solemn occasion. mere
was bat one mimi "IHohS u!eH" ne IlGA,
est Obligation was TO lhdl HeIoiC pdui
Of soldiers 90 whom the verdict mea.t
In. nr death Brave and faithful they
had been iuIpukh years OF udHStI anu
rriVauou 80 toydi were thfy no" 20
fh.u uuqucs tiouiuC into the jaws Of
I'r.it~. SuUEC''' a. W. uuy ~ ,ii ,I
tA't Iol d uioP =" .iu l,',H 80. r. ~
th t@i,-'ot M tb.i, por"r
and that Of their officers made lmptlalh'
command nat the necessity LOT sur 'H-
dcr should De clearly Hrin2A s,Ia,e" 49,,
yielding To lhal last Sdl l'Sotl VI w
uuloycd OF fortune. In order that bolii
obligations might De SaNStltu 49,
Lee ordered mat PoIuoH si,V,.i' go, ~ a.,
on me western front al S"i, @ Wv ,..,,,
should nothing tui 'dN"iIE. nal M "t'}
he was To break through ~ anu "e OF ,-
loW,l 9y tht ~ -, bburl-. IT, ON the
attempt 10 I'dlh ~ l . - ,,,",iI dCyolon
contrary ms mo''ihchl St'o , ~. 80
an infantry TOTO, "i ga, s,,,t tbat
- SuspGui "lgL",'4it,n ,n,or.
lac. 10 tAr 'DIhliIlit'' ~ .t,,.5 tho
SHORTLY h'I"Ie me "v" f.,.,,,,,
troops were HdI ehdlep I! 'ne ,.., ,Ta'i.
s.Iiht1 area ""i," mo-" .'o DOM the
array; Gordon H me an tHe 4ioIr 81"
other commands nm column ~ lo,I
taeN SUnl' IlliS uiS '1 ~ ~ IN, ,,|,,,,
uhdeI ~. lee SllH IoI ~ 80 81 tbo
anu no a'[, az ~, ,or5in-,te otticcrs
atNante- re" or tne s"poI ui. s 81 80
ar men dreamed that lhe I%'t Oh Wv,
ATM HLH~ "Py5rm, 'l' -, vi ,b.. s.cret
Few moments. IhoSc 10 Whph 'he 7t'ItI
Wat known waited GREATNESS with suS-
Ucusc FOR the sound Of Gordon guns.
so. q man of our division had any con-
CeptiOn OF the strait 10 which the army
had come except ITS CON handing officer
and his staff. While quiet stlll prevailed
General Joseph X. Davis with whOr /
lad served as adiutant general in the
cdruaIgn OF 1854 rode down the column
irInifirc for me: and from him ! recev-
Oh tho first iutim4tiOp of what was i'm
r.rIIre few moments later the
f.r.lf.r sands Of hattie sounded upon
no efrl tir and i'm 1Iain SIGHT Of In.
tp. r.-f e..na of mo .rraqtoet trapedv of
. modem times was er.tgta1
AS rslIantly las though the war were
Young and AS tn0rrb their homes were
high instead Of foflorn did 'GOrd0n's
brave fellows make their last charge
Right and left sheridan froops gave way
before the imuetuous attack The CON
federate cavalry the Thirteenth NIrgluia
iu the van dashed into tho ennn,v's line
and brought ouf "a s.ction Of tv.o nioros
OF mounted ar.lIIery with cann6neers
and drivers For "a few, hrier moments.
il seemed as If the fatal cordnn bad
been broken AS if tba frarrnents of Z ae'e
army might vet escape. The illusion was
bright but momeutarv As the Federal
horsemen swung back on either side OF
tie road. yielding too readily IL seemed
10 some experienced observers. there
arose from our charging column one
cheer that recalled old times Then ST.
leuce: then hesitation. and rber a baIt
For disclosed 10 view rs Inc curtain Of
cavalry was withdrawn. across inc only
path Of egrcss stood i'm close ranks al
ordered arms, the dark masses of Ord's
corps Of Federal infantry Th7 die was
And N.f ..,,..+.4 ,.,,t.. 80