The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-23

near by. eating the bark Of trees for
want Of better provender, and our
faces covered with the capes of our
overcoats to keep out the night air.
Soon fter | u. m. [ was aroused by
marching along the road. At first
thought they were the Federal SOL
diers.
raised my head and listened In
tently. My doubts were quickly dis
PEELED. 1t was Hoods old Texas bri-
gade, and recognized the command
by hearing one of them repeat the ver-
sion of q passage OF Scripture with
which | was familiar-t mean with the
| Texas version
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.
Soon after they passed we were all
astir and our bivouac was at an end.
We made our simple toilet, consisting
mainly of putting on our caps and sad
ding our horses. Somebody had o
little cornmeal and somebody else had
| tin can, such Us Is used to hold water
for shaving. A fire was kindled, and
each man in his turn, according to
RANK and seniority, made can of oat-
meal Cruel and wgs allowed to keep
the can until the Cruel became cool
enough to drink. Gen. Lee, who re-
| posed, hs we had done, not far from US,
did not, as remember. have even such
Refreshments as | have described.
This was our last meal in the Con-
ledcracy. Our next was taken in the
United States, and consisted mainly of
agenerous portion Of that noble Amer
lean animal, whose strained relations
with the Chancellor of the German
tho President of the United States to
send an Ohio man to the court of Berlin.
'"Iantas cOmpOnere lites."
AS soon rs we all had our turn at the
shaving can we rode towards Appomat-
tOX court house, wnen the sound Of
guns announced that Gordon had al
ready begun the attempt to open the
way.
He forced his way through The cav
airy OF the enemy only to encounter q
force OF infantry far superior to his
own wearied and starving command.
He Informed General Lac hat it was
impossible to advance furth tr. And it
became evident that the end was at
hand.
Con. Lee had written Grant, stating
that he would meet him at 10 O'Clock
on the morning OF April 8, on the old
stage road to Richmond. Attended by
myself and one orderly Lee proceeded
| down this road to meet Gen. Grant.
as we advanced through the rear
guard, composed OF the remnants OF
L0ngStrccts corps, the mon cheered
their chieltain as he passed. Their
confidence ana enthusiasm were not
one whit abated by defeat, hunger aud
danger.
1t was lucky for the Secretary of the
Treasury that this rear guard was not
permitted to try its hand at increasing
the pension roll with which he is now
struggling. These men made no
fraudulent pensioners. When they
were done with q man, he Or his repre-
scntatives had an indisputable claim to
a pension under any kind Of 9 oension
| law.
Gen. Lee, with an orderly front,
bearing flag Of truce, had Proceeded
but short distance after passing
through our rear guard, when he came
upon the advancing enemy. | rode
forward to meet Enderas! eli ~eeHttiioeerr,, Ger, who
turned out te-5ee Lieut.. Col. Whittier,
o'!1eh. Humphrey staff, and who de-
livcred to me Gen. Grants reply to
Gen. Lees letter declining to discuss
took this letter to Gen. Lee, who at
once dictated to me q letter to Grant
asking an Interview for the purpose of
discussing terms Of surrender. Col.
Whittier took this letter TO Grant.
Gen. Lee then returned to the front,
and with Gen. LOHgstrect proceeded to
a small orchard, ana there waited for
Grants reply. as he was much
| iatlgued rude couch was prepared
under an apple tree, upon which he
reclincd until the appearance Of flag
OF truce, and Grants affirmative reply.
| Col. BabcOck, who brought the reply,
told Gen. Lee that he had been sent to
make arrangements for the meeting
thai Gen. Lee desired within the Fed
eral or Confederate lines.
Cen. Lee directed me to accompany
him with one orderly, and Immediately y
mounting his horse rode with Col. Bah
cock toward AppOmattox Court House
we passed through an infantry force
in front OF the vi lage, and Gen. Lee
directed me to find suitable place for
the meeting. | rode forward and asked
the first citizen l met to direct me to q
house suitable for the purpose.
learned afterward that the citizen was
MIR. Mclean, who had lived on the bat.
tie field of Bull Run, but had removed
to Appomattox Court House to get out
OF the way OF the war Mclean con-
Quoted me to an unoccupied and unfur.
nished house, in very bad state OF
repair. | told him that it was not
suitable, and he then offered his own
house, to which he conducted me.
found room suitable for the pur-
pose In view and sent back the orderly
who ad accompanied me to direct
Gen. Lee and Col. Babc0ck to the
house.
They, came in presently and Col.
l5abcock said that as Gen. Grant was
approaching on the road in front of the
house, 1t would only be necessary for
him to leave an orderly to direct him
to the place Of meeting.
Gen. Lee, Col. Babcock and myself
sat n the parlor for about ha an hour
when large party of men arrived and
IN u few minutes Gen. Grant came into
tho room, accompanied ny his staff and
a number Of Federal officers of rank,
among whom were Gen. Ord and Gen.
Sheridan.