Evening star., 1898-09-19
NOTABLE StRRENDERS.
Instances Where Great Armies Have
Laid Down Their Arms.
From The Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelpbia Inquirer
Seldom has there been as large an army
surrendered upon this continent as the
Spanish force in eastern Cuba. Fortified
posts defended by a detachment of an
army often are compelled to yield but
when whole armies give up at the begin
ming the end is in sight. The civil war;
which opened with u surrender, that of
Fort Sumter. closed with the surrender of
half dozen confederate armies, in the
same month. four years later. The first
surrender of the confederates in the war
which stirred the north was that of Buck
ner al Fort DoneIson to Grant on February
IL, 1S2, Here 12.O0O men We're given up.
This victory gave rise to the famous 'un-
conditional surrender message of Grant to
BUCkner. which southern historians even
TO this day, call ''unchivalric." Then came
in April the surrender of Forts jackson
and ST. Philip and the consequent surren-
der Of New Orleans. A rather notable
surrender in the fall of that year was that
Of Harpers Ferry by Colonel Miles in COM
mand of the Union forces Miles made
only a hdlf-hearted defense but he was
mortalIy wounded He gave up over 10000
men
Pemberton surrendered his 10000 men at
lNicksburg on July I, 1868, and Port Hudson
followed four days later.
Atlanta surrendered on December II, 1864
and Sherman sent dispatch to President
Lincoln Offering the city as a Christmas
present, an idea which was followed by
Admiral Sampson in announcing to PreSi-
dent Nc kinley the defeat of Cervera-
The war was brought to an end by the
surrender OF Lee at Appomattox Court
house, on April ., 1865 TwentysiX thou
sand men laid down their arms. This was
soon followed by the surrender of johnson
with 29J24 men. Taylor with 10000, jeff
Thompson with 1.+J4 and Kirby Smith with
10000 The total number of confederates
sUrrendering at this time was g3,3IS.
The Mexican war was marked by the sur
render of no large armies. Ampudla gave
.Up Monterey in September, 1916. Tampico
Surrendered 10 Captain CoHnor of the navy
in November. 1s47. the castle of san Juan
dc Ulloa. which defended Santa Cruz, sur
rendered to Scott and Cennor. March -
1s4I- At this time 5000 prisoners and 800
cannon Were taken by our army. The City
of Mexico, having been evacuated by Santa
September H. IS4I
The Mexican war was preceded by the
Texan war for independence in the course
of which the Alamo at Bexar garrisoned
by Texans. was surrendered to Santa An
ma NO sooner had the Americans laid
down their arms than they We're murdered
by the tTeacherous Mexicans of Spanish
, descent.
Our war of 1872 was marked by two nota-
kble surrenders, one OF which was not at all
10 our credit This latter was Hull'S
Michigan territory. Hulls soldiers were
surrender Of Detroit and with il all of
not with Indignation, as they were anxious
to light and did not get the chance Hull
! was exchanged later for thirty British SOL
diers and was tried By court-martiaI for
I treason and cOwardice. He was acquitted
: OF the charge of treason. but was convicted
! OF cOwardlCe and sentenced to be shot but
| was pardoned by the President
Inc surrender Of Barclays fleet on Lake