Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-23
La.t Confederate Flag.


In the North Carolina hall of his
tory is a relic of the civil war of un-
usual interest-the last Confedera te
flag which was carried in line of battle
at Appomattox, according TO the New
York Herald. Ii is of very fine
silk ana WAS first carried 10y the
Fourth North Carolina regiment, or
ganlzed at Raleigh early in the war,
and of which Bryan Grimes was the
colonel. Later he used this flag at
his headquarters when he became
brigadier general and later still. upon
his promotion To major general, II was
used as headquarters flag.
ON the eventfu day of the surren-
der Mt AppomsttOX Court House Gen.
Grimes comma uded all the Confeder
ate infantry actually engaged. and
was at his own request permitted to
make the attempt te diSlodge large
force which Gen. Grant had during
the previous night maSsed on the
further side OF AppoaIsttox Court
House To intercept gen. Lees progress
had thrown ny esrthwOrks At the in
tersection OF two crossroads. That
morning the two other divisions of
Gordon's corps. Walkers snd Evans
We're placed at his disposal, that Of
Bushrod Johnson and WIse's brigade
having been placed under his com
msnd the day before.
Gen. Grimes carried the works. cap
tured artillery and prisoners aud drove
the Federals back nearly mile ut
small loss TO his own force. He ut
once sent courier to Gen. John 4.
Gordon with news that the road 10
Lynchhurg was now open, and his sur
prise was extreme when an order In
reply came 60 withdraw. Gen. Grimes
in his story Of what occurred said
that for the first time in his military
career he refused to obey an order
from 81 superior
He said: II declined to withdra w
because supposed Gen. Gordon did
not know the commanding position my
troops occupied. He continued to send
me order after order to the same ef-
feet. which / stll dsregarded, being
under the impression that he did not
comprehend our commanding position
until finally | received a message from
him. with an additional one coming
S"oG. Gen. Lee. 10 fall back.
II then ordered Brid.-Gen William
II. Cox to maintain his position in line
Of battle and not 10 show himself unit
our rear was 100 yards distant and
| then TO fall back I'm line OF battle, 81
as to protect our rear and right fianl
from assault. The enemy, upon see
ing us move Off, rushed out from
| cover with cheer, when Cox's bri
| rade. lying concealed at the brow q
tile hill, rose and fred YoIley int
| them. which drove them back into th,
woods, the brigade then following IL
| retreating comrades In line Of BATH,
unmolested.
After proceeding about half III,
| distance 10 the position occupied b,
MS in the morning a dense mass Of the
| pncmy's infantry In column appeared
en- our right and advanced without fir
| ing toward the earthworks captured
| 10y MS In the early morning. when u
! battery of Our artillery opened with
| grape aud canister and drove them
under The shelter of the woods As
my troops approached their position
az The morning ! rode up 10 Gen. Cor
don and asked where should form
line Of battle. He replied, 'AnyW here
you choose
struck hy the stlqngeneSS of this
reply. asked an explanation, where
upon be informed me we would be
surrendered | expressed very fore
and Indignantly upbraidcd him for not
giving me notice Of such intention. IS
| could have escaped with my division
ana Joined Gen Joseph ". Johnson,
then in North Carolina.
We then went beyond the creek at
Appomattox Court House and stacked
arms amid the bitter tears Of brouzed
veterans regretting the necessity Of
capituIation'
Many years after tie war Gen. Cor
don wrote TO Gen. Grimes about his
ordering the latter To withdraw after
his advance on the enemy at Appc-
mattox. Gen. Gordon said: Il knew
more Of the situation than you did
and knew flag Of truce was in exist
encp between Gems. Lee and Grant"
The green ants OF Australia make
nests by bending leaves together and
uniting them with a Kind of natura
glue. which eXudes from them Hun
dreds have been seen on one leaf draw
ing il to the ground. while an oqua
number waited to receive, hold and
fas,cn H.
A London postman was mean enough
to steal stamps from letters he col
lected from boxes. Finally stamps
marked with Invisible. sensitive lnl
were posted. for his benefit He waf
caught with some Of them upon him