The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-01

OF THE. last DAYS
& one Command That Got Away
From AppomattoS Before
the Surrender.
TRIED 10 REACH JOHNSON q n on
( Men I ook Own Time to Give W
Arms and Get
81 Parole.
TRIED TO REACH JOHNSON
Editor Of The Times Dispatch:

s Editor Of The Times Dlspatcn'
I@ sir.-I have in your valuable paper
II several contributions of the last days
KS at Appomattox.' AS I was participant
~ ana witness to many things will slre
You brief sketch Of last fighting days.
SS The DAYS of 1865 correspondent with
" theSdnys Of 1906 On the I'd OF April, 1862
our forces marched out OF the forum
cations below Richmond and proceeded
N to cross Mayos bridge, the first sec'loh
of IL at the time the rear guard came up
sbeinrFon fire. looking toward Rockets
# nnyone could see from this point the
Federal advance approaching as the rear
is guard retired. We saw also volumes OF
smoke and flame issuing from many
81 stately buildings in the Old Dominion
city, and many OF the old comrades
were loath to turn their BACKS on tnat
historic city in its time OF sore DIS lfess.
Y II seemed 10 have some talisman power
ovcr hem hard to resist and knowing
TOO wall now that the time was near
3.yiisn all hostility would cease, yet with
sad hearts and gloomy forebodlng they
gu.fnGed their way over the burning
" ,,r;t-a$ and pursued their course toward
4 1Aesr Gezhsemari. Passing through
sss7ella To Fa-myilio-a considerable
{, .l-.loun. az eauipage Was destroyed-to
83ss prevent its falling in the hands Of the
s.,ly as they were pressing us at this
mont. Our cavalry. however. had them
lssrl4the run several times, as on the oppo-
& sige4siGe the town offered fine view TO
H Witness the charges. On the 9th was tho
tiett at Saylar's Creek. in which many
of o,l, command were taken prisoners.
During these long marches and continued
/. ~ h,.I rag nd
stomachs. The commissary wagon was
3 nowhere in reach and some had been
captured and burned BY squads of Fed.
II cral cavalry. We, that is what was left
\ OF us. reached AppomattoN about f.
N. Saturday the sth, weary and hungry.
4 Here 7 received reGuisitton from Major
Z Hensley, of the Tenth Virginia Artillery.
for supplies and proceeded to obtain
them About this time r. vigorous can
nonade was going on and 1t prevented
further approach TO the station whtra
the supplies were stored. report came
&ins that the Fcderals had captured n
supply train from Lynchburg, Va, which
proved to be correct, so as usual we
were minus rations
of heavy .plnes westward toward the
"A ITnchburg Road MS hest we could while
there was an indlscribablc pandemoneum
F8of sound and clatter to greet ones ears
Finally reaching Il spot out of range
OF shell and canister, and exhausted.
natures sweet rtstorer balmy sleep.
"a overlook us, tn about 2 a. NJ Sunday
9th. we were disturbed of our quiet rest
and softly apprizcd Of the close Iprixim-
lily of the Federals. We fastened In n
y nuiet way, and with the assistance OF
1.-THE moon succeeded In finding our way
out to the Lynchburg Road. which was
# still open for us. We arrived In that
i town at 10 A. NJ. Sunday. We had pre-
yiously bean Informed that 1t was the
Intention OF General Lee md his COM
ilmandlng officers to surrender that morn
3 Ing. We concluded not to como under that
81 cnpitulation, and TO reach J. r. john
etons army If possible. After dismantlIng
the artillery at Lynchburg we proceeded
TO Greensboro, \, c., reaching there on
the 18th Of April. Here we received in
structions from general headquarters Ia
return to our respective homes and
n await further orders. Upon nvestlgn-
ton we were Informed OF General John
ston's intention to surrender. After being
amnly supplied with food and clothing
from an immense depot Of supplies isub-
seaucntly destroyed we returned vie
Danvil!e, thence to Eurkyille Junction
where General Sedgwlcks Second Army
Corps were quartercd. Here We were
taken charge Of by guards and taker
q. Ia headquarters and parocd, this being
on the 28th of April 1865.
j. r, WINDER
s5f Second Lieut.. Co, c. 10th VA Artillery
Belrs Battery.