The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-21
THE MEMORY OF LEE.
Ms BrRrHD4r oBsERvEp N saL'
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address by Colonel Msrsha''-"e "e'A'''
the story sfthe Appon'a''oh
Surrender,

Al fhis colrcsl ondeacc MANIFESTO" 'hat
.l...t. confederation for his great adj
,er.arr whleh marked an hts subsequent
conduct towards HIM"
General Grant offcrca.' continued Col
Marshall. TO have the terms Of the ca
,snl.tion arranged by officers 70 be APP
,..,ofc,l Tor the purpose by himself and
errcra Lee. thus sparine the latter the
ain and mobilization OF conducting per
aaaiiv the arrangements for the surren-
flr az his army. / have no doubt that
tMs proposition proceeded from the SIN
,.rs desire OF General Grant 10 do all
a. bis mower 10 spare the feelings OF Cen
,rl Lee. but ii is not unworthy to re-
mark that wren Lod CORVALLIS opened
BID. correspondence with General Wash
irsi0n. which ended in the surrender at
Yorktown, his lordship proposed In his
letter Of October u. i11i, "a cessation OF
nesuiities for twcnty-fOur hours, ana that
Two officers may be appointed by each
side 10 meet al Mr. Moore's house 10
selue terms Tor the surrender or the
posts of York and Gloucester
.lu view Of this letter and OF the TACT
fsaf CORVALLIS declined 10 attend the GER
.o,.bv Of The surrender of his army, de-
,ufinc General OHara 10 represent him
=, that occasion. 70 is very plain that
ais iordship shrunk from sharing with
ais army the humiliation OF surrender
General Grants letter offered General Lee
IAN opportunity TO avoid the trial TO when
The British commander felt himself I'M
ciuaI But General Lee was made OF ali
ierent stun.
trying TO Reach Johnston.
In giving a detailed story OF the sur
render Of Lee and of preceding events
Colonel Marshall said:
.'rhc Confederate march was continued
during the Sth OF April. 1865, with ltue
Interruption from the enemy, and in the
evening we halted near AppomattON Court
house General Lee intending 10 march by
way of Campbell Courthouse through
pittsylvania county toward Danville. with
Il view Of opening communication with the
army of Gen. Joseph T.. Johnston, ther
rctreating before General Sherman through
Ncrth Carolina. General Lees purpose
was to unite with General Johnston &c
attack Sherman or call Johnston to his
aid in resisting Grant, whichever might
be found best. The exhausted troop
we're halted for rest on the evening OF
the Sth OF April near Appomattox Court
house. and the march was ordered TO b,
resumed at i o'clock a. NJ. i can convei
q good idea of the condition Of affairs b,
telling my own experience.
Sleeping ON the Ground.
"When the army halted on the night OF
the Sth General Lee and hi STAFF turned
out of the road into q dense woods 4
seek some rest The general had a con
ference with some Of the principal officers
at which IL was de;ermir ed TO try Il
force our way the next morning with the
troops OF Gordon, supported by the cav
airy under General fitz Lee, the com
u and OF Longstreet bringing up the rear
With my comrades of the stan and stan
officers Of General Longstreet and General
Gordon, 1 sought a little much-reeded re-
rose We lay upon the ground near the
road. with our saddles for pillows. our
horses picketed near by and eating tn.
lark from the trees for want of better
yrOvender, and with our faces covered
with the capes Of our OvercOats TO keen
cat the night air.
Early Morning March.
"Soon after l o'clock I was aroused by
the sound Of a column of infantry march
ing along the road. We We're so COM
petey surrounded by the swarming
forces OF General Grant that at first,
when L awoke, | thought the passing col
umn might be Federal soldiers. 1 raised
my head and listened intently. My doubt.
were quickly dispelled. l recalled the
order 10 resume the march at that early
hour. and knew that the troops | heard
were moving forward TO endeavor 10
force our way through the lines OF the
enemy at AppomattoX Courthouse !
soon knew that the command that was
passing consisted. i'm part at least, Of
Hoods old Texas Brigade 1t was called
the Texas Brigade. although IT was at
times composed in part of regiments from
other States. Sometimes there was
Mississippi regiment sometimes an Ar
kansas regiment and sometimes a Georgia
regiment mingled with the Texans. but all
the strangers called themselves Texans,
and all fought like Texans.
Texas war Rhyme.
ION this occasion / recognized these
troops as they passed along the road in
The dead OF night by hearing one of them
repeat the Texan version OF passage
OF Scripture with which L was familiarJ
mean with the Texan version. You
Will readily recall the original text when
repeat the Texan rendition of IL that
fell upon my ear as 1 lay In the woods
by the roadside that dark night That
version was as follows:
1.-The race is not to them that's got
The longest legs to run.
Nor the battle TO that people
That shoots the biggest gun.'
Usefulness of "a Tin Can.
'Soon after the Texans passed we were
an astir and our bvouac was at an
end. We made our simple toilet. consist
ing mainly of putting on our hats and
sadGling our horses. We then proceeded
10 look for something 10 satisfy our now
Iavenous appetites.
Somebody had little corn meal, and
somebody else had tin can such as is
used TO hold hot water for shaving. a
fire was klndled, and each nan in his
turn according TO rank and seniority,
1aade a can Of cOrn-meal Cruel. and was
allowed 10 keep the can until the cruel
became cool enough TO drink. General
Lee, who reposed as We had done, not
Ear from Us. did not as 1 remember,
have ever such a refreshment as / have
described
This was olT last meal in the Con-
federacy. our next was taken in the
United States. and consisted mainly Of
q generous portion Of that noble American
animal whose strained relations with the
great chancellor OF the German empire
made IL necessary at last for the Presi-
dent Of the United States TO send an
ohio man to the court OF Berlin.
Fighting and Negotiating.
As soon as we had all had our turn
az the shaving can we rode towards
Appomatlox Courthouse, when the
sound Of guns announced that Gordon
ial already begun the attempt 10 omen
NE way. lie forced his way through
Inc cavalry OF the enemy, only TO en-
counter a force Of infantry far superior
10 h.a own weary and starving command