I ragazzi del '61; o, Quattro anni di pesi osservazione personale con l'esercito e la marina, dalla prima battaglia di Bull run alla caduta di Richmond. E waitedfor la fanteria. Meade si unì a lui la mattina del Cachon, mentre Ord, con una marcia forzata, raggiunse Burkesville, a sud di Sheridan. Lee attraversò l'Appomattox a Clemenstown, spostò a sud-ovest verso Amelia Court-House, dove fu affiancato da Long-Streets, Picketts e Johnsons. La città di Appomattox si erge nella contea del Principe Edoardo, corre a nord-est, a circa quindici miglia dal James, poi si gira a sud-est, e si unisce al James a P.

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The boys of '61; or, Four years of fightingPersonal observation with the army and navy, from the first battle of Bull run to the fall of Richmond . and waitedfor the infantry. Meade joined him on the morning of the5th, while Ord, by a forced march, reached Burkesville, southof Sheridan. Lee crossed the Appomattox at Clemenstown, moved south- *west to Amelia Court-House, where he was joined by Long-streets, Picketts, and Johnsons troops. The Appomattox hasits rise in Prince Edward county, runs northeast, approachingwithin fifteen miles of the James, then turns southeast, andjoins the James at Petersburg. The bridge at Clemenstown, on which Lee crossed was nar-row and unsafe, and the army was much hindered. Had henot crossed at all, but marched round the bend instead, hemight have slipped past Sheridan while that officer was waitingat Jettersville for Meade to join him. On the 5th Meade, find-ing that he was ahead of Lee, instead of marching west, turnednortheast, and swept up the railroad toward Amelia, with theFifth Corps on the right, the Cocond in the centre, and theSixth on the left with the cavalry. Lee, seeing that he could. (=1 32 ill! 1865.] SURRENDER OF LEE. 545 not go down the railroad, instead of marching southwest, as hehad done the day before, moved directly west, to give Meadethe slip if possible. He abandoned wagons, caissons, and for-age, and everything that impeded his march. The Rebels had reached their Bull Run. The trains fromRichmond were crossing the bridge when a panic set in. While we were gazing, says a Rebel writer, at the wagonsmoving up from the bridge and entering the road leading tothe Court-House, our ears caught the sound of five or six shotsin succession ; and, looking in the direction whence the soundcame, we perceived two or three horsemen emerge from awood about half a mile distant, and as quickly retire. Wecould not discern their uniform, but the supposition was, ofcourse, that they were a part of Sheridans cavalry. Therewas a sli

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• bookauthorcoffinch
• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1880
• bookyear1884