The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

though none of the collisions can be
dignified by the name of battles. They
were merely SkirmiSheS with wander
ing guerillas, the floating debris of the
confederate arny-men who had no
homes, and no sense of response bility
and who saw no life so attracting as
that of the buShWacker. Sometimes they
were caught robbinS farms or stores.
again they We're traced to their hiding
/ places in the SwampS and mountains.
Their hunting of ''jayhawkers'' as the
( federals called them lasted for many
months. Indeed, it was not until April
/ 2. 1866, that President johnson issued a
proclamation that the war was over, a
proclamation which brought from SEN
ate and house, both of which bodies
was at the moment in conflict with
johnson, the SneeTing inquiry. will
the president tell US in what part of
the south the war has ceased and in
what place peace is really restored?'
The president, however, had specified
what parts of the south he considered
tranquil Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee,
Alabama, Louisville Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Florida were the states he
named. Texas was omitted. 1t was not
until Aug. 20. 1866. that Johnson issued
a proclamation which included Texas
and which proclaimed 1.-The inSurrectiOn
is at an end and peace, order, tran
guilty and civil authority now exists
in and throughout the whole of the
United States The next year, in
March, 1867, congress declared that the
date of this second proclamation should
be considered as the legal termination
OF the war.
It is now so considered in cases be-
fore the courts in which such a date is
necessary, as it has been more than
once in settling pension claims The
few years ago in pension case Of
considerable interest. This case arose
from the passage by congress in June,
$780, of an omnibus pension bill, giving
pensions 10 all persons who had served
80 days or more in the rebellion and had
been honorably discharged Among
those who took advantage of this was
one John Barleyoung, who had enlisted
on April 10, 1866, and had been dis
charged on April 49, 1862 BarleyOung
claimed that since the war had ended
on Aug. 20, 1885, and he had enlisted
on April 10. 1866, he had served more
than 80 days, and so was entitled to
a pension. The courts, however. dis
agreed with him.
The bill OF 1890 does not say the
court agreed that all who served dur
ing the war Of the rebellion are en-
titled to pensions, but evidently con-
gress meant by this only those whose
service was in some way con-
nected with the suppressing of the re-
Oellion. 1t did not mean those of the
army who were doing ordinary mill
-ary service, such as filing posts in a
foreign country, fighting Indians, pro-
-ecting fisheries in Alaska To receive
!. pension a mans services must have
been connected with the war Now
3arleyoung claims a pension because
IF service in the war between April 10.
mis- enlistment and Aug. 20, the legal
late of the close of the rebellion
Where did the United States gov
eminent require war service at this Pc
iod? An April ? President Johnson
lad declared that peace was restored
n Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia,
North Carolina. Tennessee. Alabama,
louisville, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Florida. Evidently. then, the only
state in which military service against
he rebellion was needed later was in
Texas Did John BarleyOung serve in
Texas? Unfortunately for John, his
,apers showed that he had not been
Lnywhere in the vicinity of that state
between April 10 and Aug. 20, 1866, and
accordingly he did not get his pension
The end of a war. like its beginning,
5 not made by a single act. 1t cannot
,e marked by a single date 1t is
progressive action and can only be fair
Y represented by several dates In the
dSe OF the CIVIL war the dates winch
re of chief importance in its end are
he following:
April 9, 1S65-Surrender of Lee.
April 26, 1S65-Surrender of Johnston.
April 90, 1S65-Muster out began.
May 4. 1S65-Surrender of Taylor.
May 11-13, 1Se5-Last battle, Palmet-
D Ranch
May 2S. 1S65-surrender of Kirby
- 70 1ess 7-annassoa dac1a-a5 a.
June %. 1S65-Blockade raised.
July %. 1S65-Grant's last official re-
ort.
April 2, INSTRUMENTATION that Geor-
ia, South Carolina, Virginia, North
arolina. Tennessee, Alabama. Louisi-
ma. Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida
re tranquil.
Aug. 20, Proclamation that the
ar is at an end and that peace, order. ii
anquihty and civil authority now ax-
/ in and throughout the Whole Of the
nited States.