. History of the American Civil War . rest for them either by night orby day. If they attempted to snatch a few moments sleep,they were roused by the hoof-clatter of Sheridans remnant, brave and unyielding as ever, kept on its wea-ry way toward Farmville, where it hoped to cross the Ap-pomattox, to burn the bridges in its rear, and thereby stopits pursuers. Such, thus far, were the incidents which befell the Army of the Potomac. Meantime Ord, with his com-aerosstneAppo- mand of the Array of the James, had, on the mattox. J , evening of the 5th, reached Burkesville, andnext morning pu
. History of the American Civil War . rest for them either by night orby day. If they attempted to snatch a few moments sleep,they were roused by the hoof-clatter of Sheridans remnant, brave and unyielding as ever, kept on its wea-ry way toward Farmville, where it hoped to cross the Ap-pomattox, to burn the bridges in its rear, and thereby stopits pursuers. Such, thus far, were the incidents which befell the Army of the Potomac. Meantime Ord, with his com-aerosstneAppo- mand of the Array of the James, had, on the mattox. J , evening of the 5th, reached Burkesville, andnext morning pushed forward to Farmville, to burn thebridges and intercept Lee at that point. Ords advance con-sisted of two regiments of infantry, and a squadron of caval-ry under Read. It struck the head of Lees fleeing columnas it was preparing to cross the Appomattox. Read, dis-regarding the odds against him, and the desperation withwhich the enemy would fight, threw his little force uponthem, in hopes of arresting their march and burning the. 588 LEES OFFICERS ADVISE A SURRENDER. [Sect. XXI. bridges in their faces. With the energy of despair theycleared their way to the bridges, hurling Heads men aside,killing him, and making good their passage over the the night of the Gth several of the Confederate gen-erals met round a bivouac fire, and, in view of the state ofaffairs, decided on taking upon themselves the responsibil-ity of advising Lee to surrender. They accordingly sentPendleton to him to state this. But Grant spared Lee thepain of making the proposition. He had dispatched to himthe following letter: April 7th, ,—The result of the last week must convince you of thehopelessness of farther resistance on the part of the Grant asks the sur- x , TT. ... . x , T „ , render of the con- Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. 1 teel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any farther effusion of blood by asking of you
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