The Daily evening news. (Macon, Ga.) 1865-1865, April 25, 1865, Image 1
THE DAILI I X i:\l\G NEWS. AFfTCLATIOR —— SEN. LEE’S ARMY! Mhkb paioled* SEN LEEY AW)tES> SAD DETAILS! a * ' ** ; * * nwr? «ibe Mow. Pn- 9 u « cipfUlilh*, .todtHMS d* 4OC9MMB «f Bic*H»Olld | M ., ««r anay suffered trom j TttSWM Mhf*, *ba «*> soreij op* | muk4 by ■■■wtofftmag odd*, b«£ atoll I aea^bt- suitor j XHM7. April >O—A bright, dear, ra.mri 4ay» lat * gkoocailj ..-!• .tatmy reaeAed Appomattox ’ **„ t .. 4".« ms~l K» Lyuvii-i , A TWmas with M army had ar nvfej btfcwc «- afc< effected a juocuoa v;,iG»k Cavalry. inta try aa»l artU <xwi’. Rir sarrmraded our iitlie - mawd, u e had from sto 800 prißO vt > aad <«.y SoOO rfievuve men with WB&m. att ML The supply of am* vtonto <w ws* nearly exhausted. In this Gee. Lee determined to cat * *ay thmegft. Orders were given tot a £tw 4 chsr<et and our troops massed ucoeewßagty. Oeau Grime's Au idon led the charge, ■o■ :o ■•■rea by two others Ttee ongagwweM commenced shortly al ter *and was continued until our toe* had broken through the Federal .. os. difoaf them nearly a mile and a &&.: ami captured several pieces of anil* y aahi >ome hundreds of prisoners. Tm oKi si mt o< tight was unsubdued. Ueinwtd.e a heavy force of cavalry i CnaUmed vur har ks. For some time Ge>, Lee issued orders to the troops to owe inland withdraw. an officer, said to be Custar of the Yankee cavalry, <::;e:vd our hue with a dag of truce. V et er his appearance was in re* to a request from Gen. Lee, or re was the bearer of a formal demand r die surrender initiated by (ven. Grant, we are not informed. At this in our army was in line of battle on . near the Appomattox road, the akir* u Users thrown ouL while 250 yards iu front ot these, on an eminence, was a body Ls Federal cavalry. The coup dceil is described as magnificent. Soon site the return of Gen. Cus tar to his lines, Gen. Grant, accompa n.ed by his stall*, rode to the head quarters of Gen. Lee, which were un-. oer an apple-tree near the road. The interview is described as exceedingly zxpressive. After salutary formali- MACOX OA.. 'I’UE!«X>JIIY, APHIL 25. 19435. des. whssh doewtkm aL Geaa, f> e t e tword to Ges. GtwbC tb reedtar. ofiee*, w<tFa - eootoo wbi«L w* met aceora b j Aae rapeet, deeiined to reeebe M, b J em teecmag* deriiwi to wtam ii, a* aeeoEEpOßied ste rerwm—with enhOf- the lemsdta: ;; Gm. Leu keep that Yc« 'hwea w- > it W yowr gellsotry. You tere been whipped, bet sal ' I : receive it as a tote. << -r.?* . reader fro* so brave a «mb- w Tberw piyofGew. Lee we <to w£ hwow, Mra , Grant and are said t * S Inm deeply sffiseted by the er»le of the occaaioD, and to here tears. The aee®e occurred between and 11 o’clock A. If. When the sad evend became Iqb to the army, officer* and men ga way to their emotions, sad *>».- amoagthe veterans wept lit A considerable number swore th r they never would surrender, and made I their wav to the woods. Gens. of this State, and Rosser, of Virginia. ‘ W’th ft terr £<vlh->.«»rei>wa out and escaped. But the balk <4 ‘he I army —the men who, for tour yoaru* have done battle so nobly for the I cause —together with leaders like) Longstreet, Gordon, Kershaw, and oth ers, whose names are forever distin guished, were obliged to accept the proftered terms ‘ These were, capitulation with ailj the honors of war—officers to retain their side arms and personal property, and the men their baggage. Each one was thereupon paroled and a lowed to go his way During Sunday and Monday large numbers of Federal officers and sok diery and officers visited our camps, and leoke*.! curiously on our commands; but there was nothing like exultation, no shouting for joy, and no word ti tered that could add to the mortifica tion already sustained. Ou the c.»n- • , j trary, every symptom ot respect was < manifested, and the Southern army ■ was praised for the brave and noble| manner in which it had defended ouH cause. The force ot the Yankee army is estimated at 200,000 men. Oni own, at the time ot sur render, embraced not more than B,O<K) effective infantry and 2,09) cavalry; but it is said that the total number parole ! was about 2y003 men, ot all arms and conditions All the Fed, ersls spoke ot General Lee in term s ; ot un bounded praise. The remark was frequently made that he would receive as many cheers in going down our lines as Gen. Grant himself. It is understood that Generals Lee and Long street, and other odicers, are now on parole iu ! the city of Richmond. The following is ihe copy of trenerai Lee’s address to his army, issued after itsj surrender toGeneral Grant at Court House on Sunday, the 9th of April 1865 HD'QRS ARMY* NORTHERN \ A., / z April 10th, 1865. j Geneal Orders, No. 9. Afcr </ aMMB Mrvici MHlflMMgr i»Brow|iiiMitiii — twimw* awi wwy ar ▼wgtoto -A ?&'«! M to orwtaert rwwrrm , I set Lae a Maqr kanba, wfca hawe to ereatoaaK to »*m. titot 1 S»*r< thrh *& Atfto rA Bto |«t rAr tow *to wtor aaoto M&aig fhiMF atof!< totofrwwto fe* tto ioaa wtoAi tom as*«4r4 dto <—ftoffluMiir as We esrtoat. f Oneitoitolito toe ttorluto wtor&i ?.< ttose wtoto pa 4 tor* to thtor ©aaatryitoto, By toe tonat* the | me® earn totoirs to their hy» as-d t reeisto o*rU "Tec will toto | with yec toe aatodaetiec toM fiottowh i thft certotircMtoea* ©/ dtf y, htobtolif arid I wiD *<roe»<iy pr»y thai la merritol Gwd wtH extoed to yew Ml auad giftoictiac. Witoaw torftcaatog adxirafi jaol tear i wsaUocy and dev.jtici. t& yau*' jh»da faitftol mm-mferance of your tied ; »nd g>n*:rmw consideration i>r myseli, ... _ d [Sigurd] R. E- LEE. t * Bcia««- *3 a specaad order ei»bracing I Gen. Grant’s order for passing paroled laoMivr* to their homes, and ahothe form I of p-iss given them : Hdq’bs Ariiy Northern Va. April 10, 1865. Special Order No. : Ail officers and men of the Confeder ate service pare 1 ed st Appimattox C. IL, Va , who, to reaab their homes, are I compelled to pass through the lines ot the Union armies, will lie allowed to do so, and to pas? tree on all Government Lranspprts and military railroads. By cowmandof Lieut. Gex. Grant. E. S. PARKER, Lt. CoL A A. A. G. By command ot K. E. Lee, C. L. Vknablr, A. A. G Aboa c*’ Appomattox. C. H , Va., April 10, 1265. The bearer, , of Company , •regiment . of , s paroled prisoner the army of Northern \ irginia, has to k*’ and there pgerrain undisturbed. * La<ih , is a touu of the parofo, ?rgned y commanding officers of divisions, Ac., n behali of the men of their commands. Th»s is taken from a copy of the one dgned by Gen. Fi zhugh L-e. I, the undersigned, comm mding officer 4 du, for the with named prisoners of var, belonging to the army ot Northern Virginia, "-ho have been this day surren dered by Gen. R. E. Lee, C 9. A., com land ng said aunies of the United Slates, I iereby give my solemn parole of honor I : at the within named shall not hereafter j ve in the armies of the Confederate I States, or in any military capacity what ; ever against the I’oited Swes of Ameri j ca, or render aid to the enemies of the lat ter until proppeHv exchanged, in such manner as shall be mutuilly approved by the respective authorities. Done at Appomattox Court House, Va., this 9th day of April, [Signed] . •I a?""*; >wrtor totor ftototfto e< flto to|r, Mto to x I to* totomr jflto M toe Fm j t, | *-«-*—*. i BL F-stovto vitotosp ' '■MMi jwto toot toe Ftovm tow- 121 BgbMtoMMi*ac-*B itoto* w* am Wf*T' » w to e»jr Wu toww to* 1 atol wie» toowl J#<totoMtoMMai4totopi I aM «a *»& b#*- VWtoftß *f fb*' * ChMbjt toMgto t IV. ffrtoud wto* wiH teientoHtai k toe stoma after T*ito» t «t t|# F eMefc r F. 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A’ < .wudrrate offiesra mo parol? ia Use city -ra required to report to iNt.-c H-acqc triers to reguser their o&nm -ad procare passe?. Bv can>mai.J o. J. G. VAIL, Col CjxmaaliLg Part. OaCAB F. Baaa, A A. G. HsaEmi abtirs Cavalbt l>oafß M D. ft., Macoa Ap.ii 22, 1263 Srxciat Flaw Obdxbs, Nc 22 : ’ It w hereov uiuoeuesd to th/‘Ci»airjr Coroe of • toe Military IXvr-iAn of th « M taas au Ar are ice hwe been agree i upon b-'tween Lieut [ Gen. J. E. Jahns‘oa and M»jor G?n. W. T. Sher ttaa, with a view to a haai pea« •. Tao troops of tie Cavalry Corps ar«s ordered to t train from kirther acU of has j!i y aud deprcdtiiana. “ Supplier of ail tind? arc r o be cGotraated for, oni foraging upon the corny wii oe discontin- • u»d. p Tse officers of th‘> Civalry Corps will enforce the strictest d scip iae 1a their commands. Guards •ill be esub*ished, private aud pabhc property respee'ed, and every-hiug daua to “ectre good or dei*. Tnc B.ivet General Onminaodiox, again tekrs <reat pleasu e in votnlanding tbe cdLers anl men of ilw C*»ps or their gallantry, cieadt neas and endurance in battle and du. ing tbear duous inarches to this p! ve. Se enjoins them to remember that the people in Yrbo?e midst they are now stationed a-e their coat cry men, and should bd treated with mayruniniity and to- beag ance, in the hope chat aitboaga the war which has ju»t ended has be*n long aud bloody, it may secure a lasting aad happy pe c * to oftr beloved country. By command of Brevet M&j. Gen. Wiisob. E B. BEAUMONT, Major and A. A, G.