. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . ^, and others of Missouri, fully sustainedtheir well-earned reputations. This ended the pursuit. Late in 1864, Gen. Price conducted a large expedition intoMissouri. They had an engagement near Cape Girardeauand numerous others on their march to central Missouri onthe southwest side of the Missouri River. Here they en-countered a large Federal force, and were compelled to retreatinto Texas. Prices rear had several engagements with theadvance of the Federals, who, in southeast Kansas, capturedGens. Marmaduke of Missouri and Cabell of Arkansas. T
. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . ^, and others of Missouri, fully sustainedtheir well-earned reputations. This ended the pursuit. Late in 1864, Gen. Price conducted a large expedition intoMissouri. They had an engagement near Cape Girardeauand numerous others on their march to central Missouri onthe southwest side of the Missouri River. Here they en-countered a large Federal force, and were compelled to retreatinto Texas. Prices rear had several engagements with theadvance of the Federals, who, in southeast Kansas, capturedGens. Marmaduke of Missouri and Cabell of Arkansas. Thewinter was passed without any other important event toTexas. In Southern Louisiana several engagements tookplace in which Texas troops FLETCHER S. STOCKDALE. CHAPTER XL. Recapture of Brownsville — Surrender of Lee and Johnston — Capture ofDavis and his Cabinet — Gov. Murrah surrendered his Position — Texiansin the Confederate Army — Also in the Federal Army. Prior to this, Col. John S. Ford had retaken Brownsvilleon the Rio Grande, and yet held it, Gen. James Slaughterafterwards becoming the ranking officer. It is sufficient for our purpose to state, that Gen. Leeabandoned, first Petersburg and then Richmond, early inApril, 1865, and that he surrendered to Gen. Grant at Ap-pomatox Court House (Virginia) on the 9th, his men beingparoled and allowed to return to their homes. Among themwere the survivors of the Texas brigades, who had won dis-tinction, on many bloody fields, from Gettysburg south. Afew days later, in North Carolina, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston,commanding the southern department, surrendered to Gen-eral Sherman, followed by various divisions and army corps,commanded by Hood, Wheeler and others and
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