The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15

army and several hundred prisoners
were taken, all being huddled in con-
fusion at the creek crossing and lend
ing to the success of the Federal at
tack
Confederate concentration north of
Sailors Creek also brought on battle
there this same fourth day of the re-
treat. General Ewell's entire corps
was either killed, wounded or captured
with the exception Of a few hundred
of Kershaw's division. The total Com
federate LOSE was 5000 in killed,
wounded and taken. Among the pris-
oners were General Ewell Kershaw,
Gusts Lee, Dubose, Hunton and Corse.
As slight offset to this a Federal
force Of eighty cavalry and 500 infan-
try was killed or captured at High
Bridge, General bearing, Colonel Bos-
ton and Major Thompson being among
those of Grants men slain.
On friday, the fifth day of the re-
treat and pursuit, Federal General
Smyth was killed in an attack on Con-
federate General Gordon, near Farm
vile, about seventy miles west of
Petersburg. In the same vicinity Fed
eral General Miles attacked the enemy
but was repulced with considerable
loss The day closed with Confederate
General F'itzhugh Lee attacking Fed
Ieral General Gregg and driving his bril-
gade back. This was also near Farm
vllle and General Gregg was made
prisoner. Aside from the fighting the
day Is memorable as that on which
Grant made his first overture toward
the surrender of Lee. This was the
overture.
Headquarters Army OF the United
States
April Z, 1865, p. NJ
General r. f. Lee, Commander c. S
Army
"General-The result of the last
week must convince you of the hope
lnssness of future residence on the part
of the army of Northern Virginia in
this struggle feel that it is so, and
regard IT as my duty to shift from
myself the responsibility of any further
effusion Of blood by asking of you the
surrender of that portion of the Con-
federate army known as the army of
Northern Virginia.
''Na,.v rocnacIf,llv
your obedient servant,
I "U. S. Grant,
Tieutenant General, Commanding Ar
mics of the United States"
This letter was sent through the
Federal picket lines to the Confederate
picket lines, then only a hundred yards
apart. 1t reached Lee promptly, and his
reply was in Grants hands within an
hour. The momoneous note was read
by the light of a campfire by Lee, and
his answer greeted Crafts eyes
through the same Pickering CLEAN. 1t
read:-
April 7, 1865.
"General:-I have received your note
of this date. Though not entertaining
lessness of further residence on the
part Of the army Of Northern Virginia
reciprocate your desire to avoid the
useless effusion of blood, and therefore
before considering your proposition
ask the terms you will offer on con-
dtion of its surrender.
! r. E. Lee, General.
Lieutenant General U. S. Grant"
Early in the morning of Saturday
April 3. the retreat and pursuit We're
taken up again During the day 2notlcr
note was sent to General Lee by Gen
eral Grant, in which it was ctctcd that
the principal condition connected with
acceptable surrender would be the dis
Identification Of ;he Confederate army
Jas a whole from taking up arms again
Ia gainst the government of the United |
States. General Lee answered this |
rOte by making 1t clearly understood |
tina he could by no means consent to |
meet General Grant with view to sur
render the army Of Northern Vir- |
E'nio, hut would meet him to learn |
what proposals might be made leading |
tword the restoration Of peace, These
two letters We're delivered on arc
march,
The Federal Cannon Blocked Lees
Route to Lynchburg,
Nearer to AppomattoX court house
both pursuer and pursued drew. The
Federal troops wore now arriving there
and has artillery and infantry planted
across the pike thGt led to Lynchburg, |
the goal Of the Confederate hopes. Gen
pral Grant at Curdsville, about TWEEN
ty niles to the cast, wrote another let
ter to General Lee. in which he point
ell ont that only by the south lying |
down its arms could peace be restored |
This letter reached Lee near Rocky |
Run, about five miles northwest of
A ppomattoX. on the fateful Sunday |
morn ng The Confederate commander
replied to it Mt nine A. NJ, asking for
an interview to talk terms. This reply
reached Grant at ten minutes t.
twelve A. NJ, about eight miles south
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