. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. dan, whose brilliant deeds would fill a volume, Avas sent witli alarge cavalry force down the Shen-andoah valley to Staunton. He de-stroyed the railroads that brought su^i-plies to Richmond. Then he Avas or-dered to the southwest of Petersl)urgto harass the enemy and keep suppliesaAvay. Lee now saw that his condition washopeless. He determined to abandonRichmond and hui-ry south to meet Johnston. On the night of April 2, the Confederates fled from Peters-burg and Richmond. Grant followed hard after the retreat-ing army. S

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. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. dan, whose brilliant deeds would fill a volume, Avas sent witli alarge cavalry force down the Shen-andoah valley to Staunton. He de-stroyed the railroads that brought su^i-plies to Richmond. Then he Avas or-dered to the southwest of Petersl)urgto harass the enemy and keep suppliesaAvay. Lee now saw that his condition washopeless. He determined to abandonRichmond and hui-ry south to meet Johnston. On the night of April 2, the Confederates fled from Peters-burg and Richmond. Grant followed hard after the retreat-ing army. Seeing that fuither resistance would be useless, General Leesurrendered at Appomattox Court House, xlpril 9, 1865. Gen-eral Grant sent the Confederate soldiers back to their homes,and gave them their horses to use on their farms. AVIien General Johnston heard that Lee had surrendered,he knew the war was ended. On April 26, he yielded toGeneral Sherman, receivins; the same terms that were s^rantedto Lee. By the last of May all armed resistance to the Unionforces

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