. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . soldier anda gentleman, bearing himself in defeatwith an all-unconscious dignity that satwell upon him. The moment the open door revealedthe presence of the Confederate com-mander, each officer present sprang to hisfeet, and as General Lee stepped out on tothe porch, every hand Avas raised in mili-tary salute. Placing his hat on his head,he mechanically but courteously returnedit, and slowdy crossed the porch to thehead of the steps leading down to theyard, meanwhile keeping his eyes intent-ly fixed in the direction of the little val-ley ove
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . soldier anda gentleman, bearing himself in defeatwith an all-unconscious dignity that satwell upon him. The moment the open door revealedthe presence of the Confederate com-mander, each officer present sprang to hisfeet, and as General Lee stepped out on tothe porch, every hand Avas raised in mili-tary salute. Placing his hat on his head,he mechanically but courteously returnedit, and slowdy crossed the porch to thehead of the steps leading down to theyard, meanwhile keeping his eyes intent-ly fixed in the direction of the little val-ley over bej^ond the Court House,in whichhis army lay. Here he paused, and slow-ly drew on his gauntlets, smiting hisgloved hands into each other severaltimes after doing so, evidently utterlyoblivious of his surroundings. Then,a])parently recalling his thoughts, heglanced right and left, andnot seeing his horse, he called in a hoarse,half-choked voice: Orderly! Orderly!Here, General, here, was the quickresponse. The alert young soldier was. -RXZJf-), J7 DEPARTURE OF GENERAL LEE AFTER THE SURRENDER. 710 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. holding the Generals horse near the sideof tlie house. He had taken out the bit,slipped the bridle over the horses neck,and the wiry gray was eagerly grazingon the fresh young grass about liini. Descending the steps the General pass-ed to the left of the house, and stood infront of his horses head wliile he wasbeing bridled. As the orderly was buck-ling the throat-latch, the General reachedup and drew the forelock out from underthe brow-band, parted and smoothed it,and then gently patted the gray chargersforehead in an absent - minded vray, asone who loves horses, but whose thoughtsare far away, might all unwittingly , as the orderly stepped aside, hecaught up the bridle reins in his lefthand, and seizing the pommel of the sad-dle with the same hand, he caught up theslack of the reins in his right hand, andplacing it on the cantle he p
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