The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . ;bells rang out, and cannon thundered forth the exultation of thepeople. The Confederate Government was now a fugitive affair, making itsfirst temporary stand at Danville. Lees army, now reduced to some thirty-five thousand men, was in acritical position. His progress southward was prevented by Grantsextension of his line. He pushed on to Amelia Court House, hopingto receive supplies from Lynchburg and Danville, but Sheridan inter-cepted them. Lee then retreated west, pursued by Meade andSheridan
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . ;bells rang out, and cannon thundered forth the exultation of thepeople. The Confederate Government was now a fugitive affair, making itsfirst temporary stand at Danville. Lees army, now reduced to some thirty-five thousand men, was in acritical position. His progress southward was prevented by Grantsextension of his line. He pushed on to Amelia Court House, hopingto receive supplies from Lynchburg and Danville, but Sheridan inter-cepted them. Lee then retreated west, pursued by Meade andSheridan. In vain he turned from time to time to fight. They cutoff wagons and guns : Ewells corps was cut off from Lee, surrounded,and taken. General Read, with a small force, struck the head of Leesline, and endeavored to check its progress : ho was killed in the des-perate rush of the Confederates, but though Lee managed to cross theAppomattox, at Farmville, his men were fainting and falling by theway, his horses dying of hunger. During the night of the 6th the general officers of the fleeing array. LEE TO GRANT. (Page S41)
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