. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . orming the martial rites at hisfuneral devolved upon the Twenty-fourth Michigan Infantry whichformed his funeral escort. CLOSE OF THE WAR. The surrender of Lees army was but the prelude for theremaining armies of the defunct Confederacy to lay down their armson the best obtainable terms, which however, were very similar to 306 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. those granted to Lee and his troops. In the course of a few weeks,every insurgent gun and munition of war was in posses
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . orming the martial rites at hisfuneral devolved upon the Twenty-fourth Michigan Infantry whichformed his funeral escort. CLOSE OF THE WAR. The surrender of Lees army was but the prelude for theremaining armies of the defunct Confederacy to lay down their armson the best obtainable terms, which however, were very similar to 306 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. those granted to Lee and his troops. In the course of a few weeks,every insurgent gun and munition of war was in possession of thenational government, and the soldiers composing the Confederatearmies had peaceably disbanded to their homes. But Jefferson Davisand a few followers escaped from Richmond and were determined toprolong the hopeless struggle. His capture a month later by theFourth Michigan Cavalry in the ridiculous attire of a female, was aretributive ending of the Lost cause, and a fitting disgrace to thispriso7ier-starving traitor. The national flag was again triumphantthrough all the land and the war was HOME OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SPRINGFIELD. ILL. CHAPTER XV. The Armies Disbanded. LETTER OF GENERAL MORROW. ^■T ^ERY soon after the surrender of the insurgent forces, both ^&Lf the armies of Grant and Sherman were headed for Washington. General Henry A. Morrow, by order, left the Twenty-fourth Michigan at Springfield the day that Lincoln was assassinated, to assume command of the Iron Brigade. The following letter from him, written soon after to Adjutant Chamberlin is expressive of occurring events in those days: Headquarters First Brigade, Third Division, Fifth Corps, )Near Arlington, Va., May 19, 1S65. \My Dear Adjutant : I have not forgotten my promise to write you, but since I rejoined the Army ofthe Potomac we have been constantly on the march until within the last few days,and there has been no opportunity for writing. You will be interested, I think, in aslight descript
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