. Young folk's history of the war for the union . Signal Tower. 580 RICHMOND. [1865. General Weitzel sent forward a squad of Massachusettscavalry to take possession. It was this little body of fortytroopers whose appearance in Main Street had caused the cryof The Yankees to be raised by the mob. As the crowd ranup the street, cursing and screaming, the cavalry rode quietlyalong, gazing curiously around, but interfering with no they broke into a trot for the public square, and in afew minutes two guidons, or small cavalry flags, were placed onthe Capitol. An hour afterward General
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . Signal Tower. 580 RICHMOND. [1865. General Weitzel sent forward a squad of Massachusettscavalry to take possession. It was this little body of fortytroopers whose appearance in Main Street had caused the cryof The Yankees to be raised by the mob. As the crowd ranup the street, cursing and screaming, the cavalry rode quietlyalong, gazing curiously around, but interfering with no they broke into a trot for the public square, and in afew minutes two guidons, or small cavalry flags, were placed onthe Capitol. An hour afterward General Weitzel and staff rode in, andthe flag of the Union was hoisted over the Cai)itol by the handsof Lieutenant De Pevster. Soon Main Street was filled with. Capitol at Richmond. an unbroken line of blue-coats, with bayonets gleaming inthe sun, marching steadily to the inspiring strains of militarymusic. As they turned the corner at the Exchange Hotel, awild burst of cheers went up from each regiment. The peoplehad awaited the coming of the Union troops with fear andtrembling, for they had been taught to believe that tlieir citywould be given up to pillage. In anticipation of such a fate,jewelry and silverware had been hidden or sent out of town,and old men prepared to defend their families from expectedinsult. Few whites were to l)e seen in the streets when thearmy entered, biTt the blacks thronged every sidewalk, andRiclimond appeared to have been changed into an African city. 1865.] A BLACK WELCOME. 531 Some of these gazed quietly as they would at any other spec-tacle, but many waved their hats and clieered m answer to thetroops, and a few grasped the hands of the soldiers as theypassed, with such expressions as Welcome! Yous welcome!Gl
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