The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-10
THE PAROLLED AT APPONATTOx
AND LOSSES IN WAR.

IL al pu'iloiACh ~ SAS
. United States government help to a
better understanding Of h really
happened in the FOUR years struggle.
The informed North Carolinians know
as to home facts, what their state did,
suffered, contributed. Twenty years ago
perhaps this writer stated that of
something over 5000 men-a remnant
you see of the once powerful fighting
army of northern Virginia-Who sur
rendered at AppOmattOx Court House,
Va, 5000 were North CarOlinians. We
called on Colonel Taylor, of Norfolk, or
Colonel Marshall, of Baltimore, to pub
fish the actual list of those who were
at the close Of the c~onfederacy and sur
rendered. We never saw any response.
We have seen it mentioned time and
again that but 5000 muskets surrender
ed. We have visited ~Appomattox Gn
1870 and the lot in which the cOnfed-
crates We're assembled near the Court
House building, would not hold many
more than 1000 as it struck us. Judge
Walter Clark, in an article in the Raj
cigh News mo Observer, corrects the
repeated statement through thirty
years as to numbers who surrendered
and says this:
''The number of cOnfederates surren-
dered has been often stated as 5000.
The number of muSketS, exclusive of
officers, wounded, medical, cOmmissa-
riat, ordnance, ETC., may lave approXi-
mated that, but the parole lists shows
conCluSively that at the supreme mo-
mont nupr % O0O opnfo1hrateS ctiII ahiI
ed by the cOlOrs and surrendered with
Lee. In immediate front of them was
Grant with 1870, 600 men and 100,0 900 men
FIJI calling distance"
We cannot dispute this, but a resident
in the hamlet, with whom we stopped,
and who was there, showed us the lot
where the soldiers were gathered to
surrender, and it was small, and our
recollection is that he gave it at 5000
snuskets,a and it has been again and again
stated in the newspapers. He also took
us to the last stand of General Lee and
showed us the remains of the historic
apple tree. He went with us on a visit
to the forever memorable McLane house
In which General Lee met General
Grant and surrendered his little army.
1t was in the left room as you entered
The front door. Newspapers nave some
times got the wrong room. There was
"A picture over the fire place showing the
positions of all present on both sides.
Judge Clark publishes this:
North Carolina had there paroled
one major general, Bryan Grimes, and
SIX brigadiers, i. e., w. r. cox, Matthew
W. Ransom, FOL r. Cooke, William
McRea, w. p. Roberts and J. H. Lane.
Cox's brigade, commanded by Brig
adler General w. r. Cox, total rank and
Ele surrendered 572.
Grimes's brigade, commanded by
Colonel d. G.. Cowan, total rank and
dile surrendered $50.
Johnson's brigade, commanded by
Colonel J. w. Lea, total rank and file
surrendered 463.
Lewis brigade, commanded by Cap
tain John Beard, total rank and file
surrendered 447.
Cookies brigade, commanded by Brig
adier General J. r. Cooke, total rank
.Hnd file surrendered 500.
MacRea's brigade, commanded by
Brigadier General VIM. total
rank and file surrendered 442.
Lanes brigade, commanded Ny Brig
adler General J.. H. Lane, total rank
and file surrendered $40.
Scales's brigade, commanded by Col
~onel j. II. Hyman, total rank and file
surrendered 719.
Ransom's brigade, commanded by
Brigadier General NJ. w. Ransom, to-
eal rank and file surrendered 435.
"Barringer's brigade, total rank and
ile surrendered %.
Roberts brigade, commanded by
BrigaGier General w. p. Roberts, total
rank and file surrendered SO.
MHo;nr CanaroJ Grimes a nd staff 1S
Cummings, Miller's, Wirliams's,
Flanners's and Ramsay's batteries $50.
Total North Carolinians paroled 5,022.
Cavalry.
THE following North Carolina regi-
.snents were in the above brigades at
the surrender 1st, End, 2rd, 4th, 5th,
9Th, 9th Qst cavalry; 18th, 18th, 18th
714th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 10th (2nd cavalry;
10Th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, oath, 25th, 26th,
p7th. 2Sth, Both, 32nd. 33rd, 34th. 35th'
=s7th, 38th, 41st ((3rd cavarly; 43rd,