Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
GENERAL GRANT AT CITY POINT,

would be punished. The Alexandria Gazette
after issuing a small extra, temporari-
ly suspended publication. Next day the
Zouaves entered and searched a large num-
Der of houses, taking away all sorts of fire
arms. The offices of the Alexandria Gazette
and Virginia Sentinel were occupied by
the military. The 2Sth of May the 18th
Pennsylvania and the list New York Re gil
ments arrived and were auartered in the
town. Soon thereafter the federal forces
began to throw up intrenchments on the
heights just west of Alexandria.
In the early days of the succeeding Au-
gust the New York Zouaves left Alexandria
homeward bound and the city was placed
under the military rule Of General Mont
gomery, who succeeded General Mccall.
The provost court which was then estab-
llshed decided that as all civil courts in
the city have been suspended by the mill
tary occupancy of the place it is only just
and equitable that loyal men having claims
against disloyal refugees should be aided
by the military authorities in obtaining
their dues"
The Pierpont Government.
AT that time the city council and mu-
n1c1pal officials were directing local affairs
with certain restrictions according to the
Old city charter and under the laws Of the
commonwealth Of Virginia But in Novem-
Der the old regime passed away and Of
ncers were elected recognizing the author
ity of Governor Francis III. Pierpont and
the legality of the wheeling convention,
reorganfzing Virginia Din loyal lines Brig
adler General John Pc Slough was made
military governor of the city In 1862
me general conditiop Of the city in the
mldst or the war is well described in cor
respondents letter, which was copied in the
Alexandria Gazette of August 8, 1853 which
was as follows: This ancient city has now
become center Of COMMERCIAL Importance
oeing the great warehouse, as it may be
Termed Tor supplies to the Army Of the
Potomac Miniature mountains Of hay and
pyramids of oat bags. high up in air, meet
the gaze as one approaches from the river
Spacious and Anticipated store houses along
IN! .ne wharves are filled to repletion with all
xmas or stores for the use of our brave
army, while hundreds OF contrabands are
pussy at work unloading vessels and trans
rerring the cargoes TOT repositories in and
around the city front. Alexandria for the past
Two years can boast or more shipping at
It's Wharves than any other city of its size
IN the Union. Soldiers are here too, in
large numbers, and may be seen in every
street The old residents Of Alexandria have
mostly departed. Not one-tlra Of the orig
l IN ~ innamtants now remain, and the places
Oh the absent ones are flied by traff1ckers
ana dealers in military goods and adven-
turers who follow in the wake of a large
army Many of the old manslons, once the
apode OF wealth and ariatocrncy have been
~ ~ IiiOiI OWueFS ATu1aTo now uS6Q
thorities." .
Most OF the large and commodious build
1ngs all over the city wenea used by the
United States. Many Of them were utilized
as hospitals. and many OF them, standing
today. with practically the same appearance
that they had in the war, recall personal ex-
perlences to hundreds Of the. veterans who
ianguished on bed of sickness in Alexan-
dria at some time during the hostiities.
prominent among these Is the residence Of
Col Francis L. Smith. at the corner of
Wolfe and st. Asaph streets; the Mansion
House. the residence of Edward Danger
held; Lyceum Hall, at the corner of Prince
ana Washington streets now used as the
private residence Of DIR. Hugh MCGUIRE; the
residence of William H. E1owle, George w.
Brent the railroad shops and many others.
The Old Slave Pens.
Numerous are the inquiries from Grand
Army men coming to Alexandra as to the
location and history cf the old slave pen.
The building and its unhappy associations
seem to exert a particular attractiveness.
It is three-stoFy brick structure. situated
on Duke street between Payne and West
streets. Today 1t looks very much as 1t did
forty years ago excepting that the high