The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . l in Confederate money, andneither tne flour nor the monev was sufficient for their of guards were sent into the streets with directions to arrestevery able-bodied manthey met, and forcehim to work in defenseof the town. It is saidthat the medicalboardswere ordered toexcuse no one frommilitary service whowas well enough tobear arms for eventen days. Human na-ture will not endure astrain like this, anddesertion grew toocommon to punish. Nevertheless thecity kept up
The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . l in Confederate money, andneither tne flour nor the monev was sufficient for their of guards were sent into the streets with directions to arrestevery able-bodied manthey met, and forcehim to work in defenseof the town. It is saidthat the medicalboardswere ordered toexcuse no one frommilitary service whowas well enough tobear arms for eventen days. Human na-ture will not endure astrain like this, anddesertion grew toocommon to punish. Nevertheless thecity kept up its defenseuntil April 3. ...The Rebel Governmenthurried away towardthe South, and Leebent all his energies tosaving his army andtaking it to j oin GeneralJohnston, who still heldout against Sherman. Grant pursued him with such energy that he did not even allowhimself the pleasure of entering the captured Rebel capital. Thechase continued six days. On the evening of April 8 the Unionarmv succeeded in planting itself squarely across Lees line of re-treat; and the marching and fighting of his army were overforever. JEFFERSON DAVIS AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR 626 THE STORY-LIFE OF LINCOLN Fire and destruction attended the flight of the Confederatesfrom Richmond. Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet, carrying withthem their more important state papers, left the doomed city onone of the crowded and overloaded railroad trains on the nk ht ofApril 2, beginning a southward flight that ended only with capture about a month later. The Boys Life of Abraham Lincoln, Helen Nicolay, page 271. I Am Troubled about the Negroes Being then in Washington, the President sent for the writer,and said: General Butler, I am troubled about the negroes. We aresoon to have peace. We have got some one hundred and oddthousand negroes who have been trained to arms. When peaceshall come I fear lest these colored men shall organize themselvesin the South, especially in the States where the negroes are in pre
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