Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-23
Narching, Fighting and Camping
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I, taken I'm the matter by the president OF
/ the United States. In case the terms are
not accepted. then General Sherman. to
/ so notify General Johnston and hostilities
not to be resumed except on notice, and
not until IS hours thereafter. In the
F, meantime the armies nor any part OF
| them to be moved from their present
/ camps This Is the best thing he can do
/ All quiet in camp. Fair.
\ April 21-Moved camp a short distance
today. necessitated for camping conven-
| fences. No news. No mail from home.
/ Our army willing to the terms Of the
! treaty. Have a squirrel. Rain.
April Pour whole army in great sus-
pense about the peace question; great
4 numbers Of men going home without ord
! ers: rumors of all sorts numerous; fair.
April "a beautiful Sabbath day; moth
| ing TO talk about now but the peace ques-
| tion.
April 24-Rumors that our brigade will
| move tomorrow for home: men still going
home Our army very small now. in con-
| sequence Of the men leaving; not enough
Of us left to fight the enemy with any
4 hone OF success. We got $50 eacn IN
! silver from the government; glad TO note
that our brigade is still intact; so far. no
man has left It; fair.
April 25-The armistice between Sher-
man and Johnston at an end; the treaty
rejected by the United States government,
| and Sherman gave the 4S-hours notice. and
hostilities begin tomorrow at II o'clock
a. m: men going home and refuse 10
fight any more: fair.
Anral 2s-General Stewart told US last
night that negotiations were still going
on. but would not tell US their nature. AT
II. O'Clock a. m we took up our line OF
march and marched FIVE miles south OF
| Greensboro on the road to Salisbury; not
| and dusty: one movement and prospects
| all a mystery.
April 27-General Johnston surrendered
us to Sherman yesterday; In camp all
| day.
ApriI 2S-In camp all day: numerous ru-
mors aaoat about the peace question;
commenced to turn over wagons, Stock
| etc to the Yankees. We are allowed 10
retain arms equipments and ammunition
| for every seventh man and all ofhcers 10
retain their side arms. The arms TO De
retained as indicated. so that there may
he some armed men I'm order that we have
! some means Of protection on our journey
4 horneuard. the south being. In some
| places. in an unsettled condition and feel
i ing not amicable to us In some secuons
i through which we might have 10 pass.
Lincoln reported dead; sorry 70 hear
| this I have regarded him as good man.
/ as have the rank and file OF our army
| He was an able man. and his emancipa-
! ton proclamation turned tie attentloh
and the sympathy of the world from the
| avowed object of the war at the begin
/ ming. viz, States rights on our side ana
| the preservation Of the union on the oth-
| er to a contest over the freedom OF the
\ negro. OF course we never yielded our
| contention that we were fighting for the
| rights Of the states, but, then, Lincoln
| changed the slogan OF the north from the
/ union 10 the negro question. From the
| northern standpoint and their interest IN
Il the war this was a master-stroke or pol
1 lev OF course did not want them 70
/ iuaugurate policy which would Strength
en- them at our expense. but since they
/ did II. I must give him the credit OF po-
/ litical wisdom.
This man was the man for the occasion.
hut the wisdom of the freedom OF the
negro remains to be proven. A great ana
i n good man has fallen, and I feel that ne
/ IS due nv respect. May he rest In peace
and be honored as is his due! AS to Andy
who is now president, he is, in my mina'
simply a politician. and has no deep con-
| viction of the right or wrong OF the war
| as a principle. but simply is on their SIDE
because ne dislikes somebody or sonse-
| thing and he viii make a failure as
president. No man ever espoused the cause
OF a minority of his section and acted
| Justly toward the majority OF them AS
| for me, 1 am southern yet, having seen
| or heard nothing to change my opinion.
do not like to give up the fight while
| the friends of my boyhood are sleeping
| their last sleep in the forests of Virginia
! and elsewhere; martyrs to the right But
1 am forced to abide by what is being
done.
1 am glad to retain my sword, for while
have il 1 feel like a freeman still. Our
/ men are mustered, and muster rolls have
| been made and signed and turned over to
| the Yankees. These muster rolls show the
| names of all who surrendered with their
| commands.
April Zsth.-Left camp at sunrise
this morning and marched to Green's
boro, where we are ordered as a garri-
son. Arriving at Greensboro, l was detail
| ed in command of my company, to guard
the horses 10 be turned over here by us
| to Sherman. have about 1900 horses to
guard. People from the surrounding coun-
try are hourly beseiging and beseeching
the guards to sell or let them have horses.
This keeps me up night and day on the
| watch. and J. am compelled to walk the
guard lines around the coral all the time
to prevent any one from getting any of
| this stock.
There is a hotel close by and I am fed
by the owners like a lord, but while l eat
/ am beseeched to part with the stock. I
SIN I'm command and as an officer refuse.
1 intend to be faithful and true to my
trust even if We are in the hands of the
Yankees, coEstructively. Cannon powder
Is being burnt at night. 1t is strewed on
the ground in all sorts Of fantastic shapes,
and then touched OF. This is our final
a blaze Of fireworks. Some of the men have
broken up their guns.
April 3O-The Yankees took charge of the
horses this evening. They allowed each
Of my men TO get horse. They gave me
one. Subsequently all of these horses were
given to farmers in the surrounding coun-
try. I was thus relieved and returned to
camp. Glad 20 get back. Fair.
May 1-Relieved from guard yesterday
and went to camp near town where 1 re-
NAMED today in quiet. taking care of my
horse. Quite sick from diarrhoea.
May AIN charge of camp until mid
day. when I and Lieutenant w. G. Nc
Gregor were detailed and ordered to re-
| port at the headquarters of Colonel Wal
lace. cOmmandant of the post. to assist
the adjutant IN giving out individual pa
/ roles. These paroles are not for the sur
rendered men. but for all others who wish
them. We gave them to hundreds who
came from far and near to get them. We
issued about as many of these to men alb
| sent from their commands. as we had
men I'm the ranks to surrender. These
men seem TO be well, hale and hearty.
I am told that in some sections not far