The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-06-05

April 26.-Gen. Stewart told us last
| night that negotiations were still going On,
| but would not tell us their nature.
On the expiration of the armistice to-
day at IL a. NJ, we commenced to retreat,
and marched five miles south of Greens
boro on the road to Salisbury, N. G.
April Pin camp all day. Gen. John
ston surrendered the remnant Of this army
TO Gen. Sherman yesterday. According
| to the terms, all of our officers are allow
ed to retain their side-arms and every sew
enth man in the ranks is allowed his gun,
accouterments and ammunition. This is
/ done so that the men may be able to pro-
tect themselves on the way home, as in
| some sections a bitter feeling prevails and
! all law and order is shaky. We are moi
to march between the lines of the enemy
and lay down our arms. To all intents
and purposes we are as though there were
not Yankee within thousand miles OF
us. Commenced to turn over our wagons
stock and ordnance supplies and equip
ments to the enemy.
April Give marched into Greens
boro this morning to act as garrison.
was detailed in command of my company
to guard the horses turned over to Sher
man at this point. l have about 1900
head, and they are in an old field on the
edge of town. They are a badly llsed-ur
lot. All of the men, nearly, who had
good horses and mules left with them be-
fore the surrender.
l am besieged by citizens to let them
have these horses, and | have to walk the
guard lines continually to keep them from
getting them. They belong to the United
| States Government. and / intend TO dc
my duty as an officer as long as it de
wolves on me to perform the duties.
| April 30.-The enemy took charge OF
the horses today, and allowed me one fol
each man / had, and then gave the re
mainder to the people who wanted them
May LIN camp all day. Quite sicl
from diarrhea.. Men burning cannon pow
der at night for fireworks. All is con
fusion.
May I'm charge Of camp until mid
day yesterday, when l was ordered to as
sist the Adjutant at Col Wallaces head
quarters. as cOmmandant of the post oil
Greensboro. recording names for paroles
May 3.-Still on duty recording name.
for paroles. Gen. Hartranft. of Pennsyl
vania, is acting here for the United State.
in this matter. / believe we have parolet
at least $1,000 men absent from thpil
commands, who had surrendered som,
time ago. The army present with thei
colors | do not believe number much NOR,
than 5000.
At 2 p. m. we were relieved as garri
son by some Federal troops, when w,
went back to our camp, five miles soutl
May 4.-Our brigade commenced on
homewarii march this forenoon, anc
marched 90 miles
May 5.-Resufned our march this fore
noon, and marched to the Yadkin Rive
and camped.
May G-Crossed the Yadkin ant
marched TO Salisbury. On reaching thi
place our brigade was diSbanded All o
the men living in my npiphborbood wer,
put under my command to be taken home
The enemy furnished me with four null
army wagon to carry supplies. Gen. John
ston had exchanged some cotton will
Sherman for rations, and ! drove up I,
the supplies and had the wagon loaded.
put in it one barrel-200 pounds
picked pork. one barrel sugar. one barre
coffee. some boxes Of tobacco and all tn
boxes of bareback that ] could get on tn
wagon. | then made five prizes of tn
four mules and the wagon, and required
the men 10 draw for them. ] did this il
order to have some one interested in thes
things, to look after them, especially tn
mules. | made the men who drew tn
mules carry the wagon home to the maj
who drew it.
Before we left Greensboro the Confed
} crate Government paid each man $115 il
silver
The enemy were very kind and consid
crate ut the close. They never said nj
unkind word or did a mean act but di,
all they could for u.s.
The rank and file of our army like,
Lincoln, and regretted his death as deep
~ as anybody. Though we differed from
rim, we admired his rugged virtues,
L got home all right with my team, bu
most OF tho men left the wagon, as it di,
not get along fast enough for them.
had great difficulty In getting feed for m.