The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . field. Details of the surrender were arranged on the next dayby staff-officers of the respective armies. The parole officerswere instructed by General Grant to permit the Confederatesoldiers to retain their own horses—a concession that was mostwelcome to many of the men, who had with them animalsbrought from the home farm early in the war. There were only twenty-eight thousand men to be paroled,and of these fewer than one-third were actually bearing armson the
The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . field. Details of the surrender were arranged on the next dayby staff-officers of the respective armies. The parole officerswere instructed by General Grant to permit the Confederatesoldiers to retain their own horses—a concession that was mostwelcome to many of the men, who had with them animalsbrought from the home farm early in the war. There were only twenty-eight thousand men to be paroled,and of these fewer than one-third were actually bearing armson the day of the surrender. The Confederate losses of the lastten days of fighting probably exceeded ten thousand. The Confederate supplies had been captured by Sheridan,and Lees army was almost at the point of starvation. Anorder from Grant caused the rations of the Federal soldiersto be shared with the Johnnies, and the victorious Yanks were only too glad to tender such hospitality as was withintheir power. These acts of kindness were slight in themselves,but they helped immeasurably to restore good feeling and to April1865 rf §. One of the proudest days of the nation—May ii, 1865—here lives again. Thetrue greatness of the American people wasnot displayed till the close of the citizen from the walks of humble lifehad during the contest become a veteransoldier, equal in courage and fightingcapacity to the best drilled infantry ofMarlborough, Frederick the Great, orNapoleon. But it remained to be seenwhether he would return peacefully to theoccupations of peace. European nationsmade dark predictions. Would nearly amillion men, they asked, one of themightiest military organizations evertrained in war, quietly lay aside this re-sistless power and disappear into the un-noted walks of civil life? Europe withits standing armies thought not. Europewas mistaken. The disbanded veteranslent the effectiveness of military order anddiscipline to the industrial and commercialdevel
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