Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1925, Page 71

MAGAZINE SECTION he Sunday Sta WASHINGTON,* D. -C,, FICTION ILLUSTRATED FEATURES AND Part 5—8 Pages - 60th Anniversary of Fall of Richmond and End of Confederacy BY STUART MOSBY-COLEMAN, PRIL 9, 1865. Just 60 years » the curtain fell on the closing scene of one of the world's greatest dramas. Then SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1925. able to wear on this occasion such - rapid retreat of the Confederate 2 » . o = Count A Some mn Army army, which®obliged the baggage «t Descendants of Leading Figures in Civil War, on Both Sides, Now Scattered to All Parts 0{}1 "5 WhEr AR e abandonea. Nuturaily {00 ks , . 2 . —S of the Warriors Whose Heroic | [ind it e, S0 Marshait, seiected “Rienmana rocked to rouring | | and Navy, Others in Active Civil Work, and Helping to Make the America of Today tol'yd s : he H i e guns” and fell in flame and ruins L S n the ouse a sent through the lines abroad in some Lee and Grant met—one with his s * = ran and ee urrender cene 1 way and had a new uniform made for s men in gx Deeds Were Impresswe n Closmg Days of Struggle Between Grant PP oty way and had 2 new unitorm mais for tatters, the other at the head of a 5 loved leader. The uniform worn by Vi stortean post 1 it . - . W W the Uontederate I'ighters. "o tour vears Virginia had ween | | Appomattox—Lincoln’s Attitude Toward a Friend Who Was a Leader o g Lee'at & - Gen. Grant, who was short in stat- were ploughed by cannon and the ure, was very differently arrayed. hoofs of charging cavalry. Her sod was reddened by the blood of friend buttoned, his boots and clothing spat- tered with mud. He wore no sword swamp arose continually the smoke | | or shoulderstraps and one would and thunder of ceaseless And now the Blue ’ i , 4 He seated himself marble-top ¢ A R 4 A 4 i . 2 table In the center of the room, w ant. the end. ;s o 2 4 Lee sat by small table near a fro The 24 day of April was Sun- < oth armies lay about Peters- : Zopid p fo Y at his left. Grant's staff grouped . A % " 3 % 3 b ' A themselves in silence about the room feeling victory In the air, were J i ¥ b 3 i ; 4 s ; £ 7 some using sofas and others the iten the coils around & b e . e » : 4 After discussing Mexico for a few A | moments, Lee opened the subject for saw the 6th Corps ad-| : v P ¢ _ which they had met, king Grant swept the Rlue. pushing| e t p v 1 A ) | the surrender "of the Confederate 3 p p f 7 2 | army. PR s 2 . S jo o / v ? S . Bt | “My terms,” Grant Sheridan, e S J g < o % d ? an imposing uniform was due to the horde of gaunt, starving men in gray Lee at Appomattox was probably this the storm-center of battle. Her fields His blouse of blue flannel was un- and foe. From valley, mountain and | taken him for a private in the ranks Jocked in a death-grapple—which window; Marshall stood behind I Grant and Sheridan, with their s . A | chalrs. on the morning of the | e " B 3 ; 1 ; : > e ’ ; . upon what terms he would recelve thin, Gray line till it | M of O 4 : : . those of which I wrote you ¥ Meade n ibbon all replied | day—that the officers and men st | render to be paroled and disqualif ¢ eads ani i v { ; | ; , % |from taking up arms again il Tine aay. : &2 : % Properly exchanged, and all arms, ¢ wounded. On wi E = - " 3 . |ammunition and supplies be deliv- o - : 3 g | ered up as captured property.” tederate “ines After further discussion Lee asked decidea to bandon Paters: Grant to put into writing the terms T Tamous Siben of the Ity of surrender, so that some forn \ Patersburg fell, so must Rich- " ] v o4 3 % - ; | Sramt e and pemcecana to o nd fall and, so, also the Southern 2 1 - A . s ; p ! B ey ncaifu proseedot t write : i ’“i | ; N 3 ; \ 4 | in his manifold " orderbook, which “mllll llm: 3 wil 3 ¢ : - A p rested on the table before him. The il document was as follow “Appomattox Ct. H., Va., ‘April 8th, 18 chmond, en that same Sun- mornine, the people had flocked urch iznorant of the tragedy \spiring in Petersburg. President is W < usual to Ms pew in | " but hardly had the 1 a messenger ind handed him a wire stating that the Confed- bout to-abandon “Commanding C. “General: In accordance with the substance of my letter to you of the | 8th inst, I propose to receive the rrender of the army of Northern Irginia_on the following terms, to Wwit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy to be glven to an officer to be desig- nated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate. The officers to be given their Individual paroles not to take Up arms against the Government of A C} I‘fEE “[ IE” "LL] I ‘): 1C1“I11C1: {h' the United States until properly ex- B N o 4 e <8 : b his famous paintin arl GUANRYZ, | changea ana buch Comping or rex e cretars " £ war, tried o stop p X 7 t | w[:,s dgst‘rogedb 1 efnl@mhmw. e . san st the men ¢ . the order was obeyed mands. The ar nd pub o property to be parked, ‘and and turned over te the of- appointed by me to receive This will not embrace the slde-arms of the officers, nor their private horses baggage. This | done, each officer and man will be al- lowed to return to his home, not to b disturbed by the United States au. thorities so NZ as they observe their paroles and the laws In force where they reside. “Very respectfully, ] : ; - - i g — “U. 8. GRANT, Lieutenant-General" on roffians % K3 4 3 : | i‘v..—npra\ R. E. Le | s cabinet e church | hive asten them to a place | e e e ieatrer ko horeor,| @ MCLean House at Ap ojma,aox, And oon et s trowsn el Where the surrender took place. principal thorough Gen. Ewell was ordered to destroy all public few moments flan the s of a lcking up the next edi- y it burnt and rapidly ets. Phillagl lowest clement commenced and | wild with_ drink added to the| pandemonium. ® *xxe read over the paper Which was handed him by Gen Grant, and when he came to the part which stated that the horses, side- arms and baggage could be kept by | the officers, it seemed to please him J¥ the meantime the flames were | leaping from one building to an- | c Beautiful homes which had e the pride of old families were reduced to mshes. Smoke billowed over the roof of the houses an virled down to the mobs Sweeping mlessly and in terror through the M The walks furniture was piled greatly. | Gen. Grant asked it there was any suggestion which he wished to make Lee replled that in the Confed army the men of the artitlery cavalry owned their hor: asked if these men would be mitted to retain them ] : i . Grant explained that sueh < , - s ; c . : 3 ’ . — | not in the terms of the paper jus 4 it would gather a mother s - - o 3 3 5 g A < e written: that he did not : ndidronnd i MRl ianior : ; Cx - 2 % 1 in the Confederate. army and her erying brood The Mdtol 3 ; “ ox ke £ g 4 were the property of (the an lield: by the, Geyérnmentommy HEoRC : that, while he would not change th Bt o e rihired uh-the botdes : ternis written, he would fns i aon conditions became o desr { , § his officers who Teceived the parole D b the police Nad.diealty ¥, e ‘ of the Confederates to let every P e mblance of order. | 3 i Who claimed to own a horse of a in keeping any semblance of orfel ¢ - mule take it home with him, to wor o et s Llby keptawake A O . ; g - their farme. This evidently gratified Le All nighe the snxGus city KepLSRess Who expressed the opinfon that such A wild mobs sweeping through its an act would have the best possibie n streets and listening for the effect upon the men AL e L After €ome more deliberation and the bankse gone,the offdes’ of 12 @Lc‘f_u_ft : N h the following acceptance of Gramt's 3 : . : 4 L terms. hal and government laboratory, . 2 N $ { 7 hich had been found by the flames, of GE& : - \ % v . - P ¥ ‘Headquarters, Army of Northern Wew up with terrible explosions that RobertE‘Lee, : e ? , 3 s ENGE 5 “Virginia, April 9, 186 semed to shake the foundations of : o i e : N’ejson A. ‘General: I received your letter the city. High bridges flamed fnto taken in Ricrmond. no casting their glowing re- Heetions on the river below. From after {he surrevder . this date containing the terms of the Miles. surrender of the Army of Northern © explosion at the arsenal there ; Retzrect. e ;{)x]n reds of shells thrown into of 'Lhfi/ Co edfifa/{e/ the air and the bits fell in an iron wWAR, DEPT. newspapers W are substantially the same as Early on Monday wmorning the G‘{:Lees army A WAS | io”carry (R e s et Virginia as proposed by 2 s . expressed in your letter of the K d 1w purswib chower in the vicinity of the bridge. PHOTO. e &Ld.e P ceed to designate the proper office Earat open by the mob. The barrels present at APPOmMAtioR. | v con v % G e of whiskey were brok and the |y oin visited Richmond .and in- s Y & inst, they are accepted. I will pre burst open by the mob. The barrels oy v Gen. Grant took advantage of the contents rushed down the guxéer:h;;! spected the “White House I“D u}e 5 5 E ; s % e time bdu,;ng l“dh,.\,,{ m,;,, Pape he streets. Men, women an ° | Confederac s the home of Davis| |53 2 ' G R 4 % o s v first [ Were being copied to introduce to Le dren surged in and out of the place, | SoN alled. .While in Richmond, 5 . ; 3 Seny - Mpaasend Sua whes lh;n his | the officers who formed the company struggling for the hams, bacon | Lo (iliea ut the home of Gen O e s Moiur:perd |ABut Vhe room. Onc, Col. . Parker ffee and other stores that had been | (00l o 510 0 “Ag the servants ome. wa e A was a full-blcoded Indlan and the 'p,’::’fz::;ie .}\nd this was not to be ‘hadrfledl.\lrsvkl‘ickell herself answer- as® his headguarters. As“‘ll::mflzd:f hereditary ‘chief of the Six Natione, vondered at, for the people Of .4 4n."doorbell and found on. her raged arqund his home Ml 2 |but his swarthy skin made him ot Richmond for months had been on a step « tall, angular man in a badly cided to move out of the ran&e of | fij iunce yesenble & menro. Mok amishing dlet, with sugar an un-|2(¢P & tall, angwar m hostilities, so_bought a place in AD- | 1o Srote’a fine hand, acted ae se e s apeD amas ot ek “Does George Plckett. live here,” pomattox, thinking he was safe from |40 Wrote & fne hand, acted as o otatoes and the very necessities of | joyiq the stranger. Wwar’s alarms. Lee, after the introductions, turned Pte ohtalnable ohly Tn the soiallest I meoy the SUARESELI o o b ook X at once to the business on hand, He ities. Fven chloroform, which | oo 5. P . e informed Grant “that many Federal quantities. ~ Bven )\J(‘(Iml\‘\:‘:‘l\nr'“ln"pllv(l er. Pickett, “but my husband 4 : = s - X g L ok S BABCOCE] of \Grint@ttall, [ e Ware withis ho Confedér: i . their vnvfl““fl“!»l“'fi"‘ffl '::\ strange man proceeded . = P ¢ Ko - R 5 who had brought a note """3 ate lines and that, while he would s talunn, for it Was | ¢o tell Mre, Plckett that he had g Grant to Lee, nccx:nvn':k*lc‘:_‘e £nd | have been glad to feed them well, b aan ot e : o5 W ¥ d Col. Marshall on this ride. Gen. Lee. |, ", 5" 00 hing with which to feed “contraband of wa | known her husband out West, that g : 2 ’ 0 S i \\"l(l\ lh{‘» dawn the approach of the he had listened with much pleasure i > . ~ 3 5 o = v - E Col. Marshall and Blh(r(;k l;\l; A either his own men or those ne had i , B 3 = 3 e e : o b} the McLean hduse and sai D captured, and that parched corn Had Union troops could be plainly seen. | s the stories of the old Pickett home : Ty i : fice’ of. Gen. Sari he bridges had been de- in Virginia. Sadly and calmly he e ey » 5 J lor, awaiting the appeara o- | for several days been the only food 6b- NiSoved. haf over one of tHam padesd!|oet TRLUA S SELVEEAd] cainily] T - 3 - Grant, who was expeoted at any mo- | inable. He added that ne expected T s iray 3 y { for B very > = : der to mal hortly the arrival of supply trains ‘turesque troo Gen. Gary Yickett shining in every word. g s S 3 2 : 4 ment. In or shortly S s Carotina. Ponstuly: thils whe |1 aveR e Wl i Xiag, the| || 8% : e : - "4 |Grant would find the right place, | prom r ynchburg, having wired for of Sunlths Canol e rate forces tof YV hen hé hudifinished speaking, the 3 § Bubcock placed an orderly on horse- pog ¢ he Cont’ nim. Lee was not e o g, e, Gors. hat in|man sald, “I am Abraham Lincoln, Rt e i back in the rond before the house, |,wars that Gen. Sherldan, who was cave Richmond. Gen. Gary, e s % T : e e SRR L e e T e 5o that Grn;n w;uld know where Lee n;e:‘,,;,,:,m“ in_the :;00(,;‘":“"::: uty there, them, turning in DBIS|p. 040 “No, no, just Abraham Lin- = was to be found. nig! efore capture . . Ruidle ‘an e dashia onto. the Driage, | TIEtE o, 59, Just Abtanerm Lin; Surrendered drms of Confederates at Appomatiox. MW Drawing whick appeared iw Leslics Husirated Newspaper May1T, 18€5. In about half an hour Gen. Grant|,u;n1y trains at Appomattox station, . vor—i d-hye— entered the house, accompanied by | Gen. Grant, who showed plainly g “. “Ana in 2 h !ir“'un"‘d T e several officers. Seeing Grant, Bab- |inat he was anxious to do all in his o ection of. Mayo's Bridge was |, Ten days later the mews fashed Sock nted Him into ine parlor n | potver” (o “pravent. any furiher sul: n v ' 7 |hand or an as waiting him, while e glad to receiv - jen. Weitzel of the Union Army hand of an assassin—and in his y o pe | o o=t baveiad toirsostve il had been stationed a few miles out death the South lost one who would: Lee snd his| Living on parchd corn, the retreat. |any further resistance was useless |culties may be settied without the|Ord with several other aficors, re- |mediately, and agded: = " o e O e e e o inavé proyen'to/bs Bes ?'r"“’t"“,’(‘m “h”ew‘h:A‘::i:lC:ls:u::Houe!e.. There | ing Confederates kept up their flight |and that he desired to lv:l]t;lml;e mae Hlobedr muOIE e e wna Grant desired there interview | your ‘aemy Sibsiiea xw:.?v:':,?';:f::: e air of colcred mucns nd Jars i, iohmond, KNI RS were mors | Was g (oot hale St was 11 | Shine i Best Oayand b the leva. |Tass SHQBIE of mord, Mibed: [ Tee oS GRANT, to be @ private one. But in x tew lam obliged to say I have no forage St o re S { Piace dniBid 4 2 h d the town of (had replied asking wi d . iy R e itats: # ¢ . , hie entered the 2 ven a weapon, |ning of the 6th reache: e 3 Tieitteriant -Géne ok e e s il Smeiderine it o By Sraa e e Tar thoy onti on. Plodiing) durine | Fatusines Bors thios pamisnet sran Grints terme of wurrender. | OEEC A O e s e o e cn | e constr © T {rom the fires Which had raged the | (vining’ of April 2 Gen. Robert L | the night, listening to the guns of the | recoived some real food, an event in | answered, giving his terms, sking s intervitw “in. sotordance | “Grant greeted Lee cordially and the | "Lec Snwersd that in his hasty day before. The mayor of Richmond, [ XPnE L PR % Jefu, Rebert K| (he cominig ou, behind, meyer waver.|tnelr livew, . oo |were at once rejected by Lee, | Zith the offer in Graxtaletter-of thal twio Talll o, alkingitor a fow'min- (massh all| papers relating to the 1. Mayo, 3 al ‘i th in “Marse Robert.”| Determining to . Sy BAto g Ator: d cam 3 ite letters had ol x-Mz.-l‘;{un‘::fmmz:mfxdrm‘-’ey to meet | i i P r::‘fn'::m?,:::evn':fi; i ;:néhea:: f:‘eeh Sax Tadihe: them [of to: pot: ihick as being rapidly | following note: “April 9th, 1865. Shaily arcanged Shet Lee sud Grant | pdfgning in Mexico. T to be d::"r‘:‘ynidm;":ny T “Union officer, Maj, A. H. Stevens | Wer® W vn. In'a few hours |they were satisfied to follow. drawn around them, they continued| -, Of. yesterday | were:to meet. at-onge M thevillage] "The confrast betwsen t AR SE IRRRUIR Ruy, cqrrect Ceetlc S i AnascnRtts cavaity g City. of Peters. | | Barly on. the morning of ADFIL: 3 |of thefr way. Bug the Fedsral troops| “Genaral: Your noteof yéstarddy |wersito meet. st sbbe Kty IEY cnmmandelzkv’vh: h]_‘:.m:fll;::ull‘f mate of iy men, The lots in killed = ¥ vated en. ey v, Wi ve pursuit voven about them a cordon |is received. Lee t his way, accom~|ish was s ng. ; 5 . = ;‘\M "wad s 'dm&““;::dn::def :'( SUE e ob‘ifr' it l;'w ::::l'e:se“l::i S;nfilx?r;zit::?;;edlo‘: ‘::lwa: -:;rn :‘:»s.-u;k:“:;uch it was impossible to [treat on the sulgec‘t of“;)ea:;; ;K)‘"\l: g‘";‘fidm:; Col. c"::‘,l,, u.,‘:hau, his | was of an erect and Ixréeefru:i u{ ;h::_n;l:lnrt“ Z-‘ua‘fi&‘:o{;& rr:;;asr'u‘:n» eitzel to receive the were stumbling away, 2 4 4 leep, [meeting vroposed for -m. S . : 4 His uniform of Conféderate o - z 8 ! i WL A L s i 2 ML d. I|A:D.C. and military secretary. rlage. ERiie bt 40 DS foad e Richmorid. ready- to. follow Lee anywhere, even |5 before Lee's straggling army w n i pmeepiiel picoplee torl ol e Y s unitorm of Conféderate | were strung out E¥ie i Conrt Frouss, [weaty trouiqiys skl pRts o ccape 1y | As they entered the town they met|gray was tions that officer could spare. % ox % into the jaws of death itself. finally camped at Ame } 3 o] b i et O et s mew and closely butioned |Ing to Sherid i i 4 o o e MCRUAE, AN B ok o ‘ith vourself, and |a cltizen of the place,.a Mr, Wilmer [up to sy Eelons that offosbiconld spare. HE city was now in the possession As in the night shadows they drew [and then, half-fami B r t hey | Aeeiioas €or pemcs with Fobrsellia D N o, R bpiied o Y P | ind (halithers wexs Mo fon supplits | food cand clad-Hu” Pngeiive A v tains the same | McLean, and to this gentlem: 2 el g of the Federal Army, and its first {out into thelr line of retreat down o food supplie Ra._clad il engaiaer; shey | dcatrets cof Davos Wi nUsman oty wIGx gpuineaid it Tvar < aty or : : . s vi hted by |available within fifty miles of their | stumbled on Y The terms upon which |Marshall spoke, requesting o . 3 3 e G, Le, Wil that-be envus work was to put out the fires, stop [the road their path was lig) o7 ere el el Tt ot ithete hends | fealings. e o e D . : o ing homes, | camp. On their thinning lines were |1ast march wi LR T Sen. Lee, A ot o ne BiateFrom | mer (hat were Tefected in (he 3Ky | Faplily aaouching. ine | Fedors |2 Appomaties Pesa. "By ‘the South laving down |purpose on’ hand. Mr. McLean Toat | buse from min cide. Ta & wovd, Tees | ~More than enough” Lee answered the ton of the: Conitol the Stirs and | (A IRIng: bal tleens Ereen fields Just ST L I D T DT outcAn St rasiies Shut biee 4 3 P Vi the touc! Ewell's 4 Stripes again floated, after an absence | beginning to awaken under ('R And Grant at once ordered Sheridan is | appearance was.a handsome one of . in a,fight at Sailors HILE at Farmville, on the 7th | most desirable event, sae thousayds [on that being refused. he plaed fis | appearance war.a handsome one of ety o 0 of many vears. The family of Gen.|of Spring. 1| el aod =" il mere. :than, 6000 Gen. Grant had sent Lee a note, [of human lives and hundreds of mil- |own home at the disp R PRI Bl el e o Toar were norien. suery pibtacioe Ehunkrs A Oy aa i e Rrby | Crklutatas wets (skan Briponcre by | FeUt LSRN Hiics ey OF this Aviey | Yok LoF LOEbderty ot yet destroyed. | Strangs to say, th Molean had | richiy. slothed In the.insiinla of his 5t plesasy they were afforded every protection. h“':nyfi :“‘: i gy titd ‘lzler:y‘x?‘:i Gt en at their heels, of Northern Virginia, asserting that ' Seriously hoping “thatall our diffi- otore ot J N % . The next day, April 4, President' tralns had been sent on to onid N o 4 eir 3 " g t!seri ~tna 1 il g Wtk Pae ¥