A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . became evident, crowdsof fugitives filled the streets, hurrying from the city by every meansavailable. About midnight hundreds of barrels of liquor were rolledinto the streets and the heads knocked in, to prevent the disorder ofgeneral drunkenness. By military order the four principal tobaccowarehouses of the city were set on fire and the flames soon spreadbeyond control. When morning broke the conflagration was wide-extended, and everywhere were busy plunderers, carrying off goods ofevery description. Into this scene
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . became evident, crowdsof fugitives filled the streets, hurrying from the city by every meansavailable. About midnight hundreds of barrels of liquor were rolledinto the streets and the heads knocked in, to prevent the disorder ofgeneral drunkenness. By military order the four principal tobaccowarehouses of the city were set on fire and the flames soon spreadbeyond control. When morning broke the conflagration was wide-extended, and everywhere were busy plunderers, carrying off goods ofevery description. Into this scene of terror the Federal troops cameas aids to law and order, lending their assistance to check the con-flagration and put an end to the reign of robbery. THE FINAL CAMPAIGNS OF THE WAR. 405 advance completely cut off by Sheridan, and on the 9thof April, 1865, at Appomattox Court-Hoiise, General Lee,finding further efforts hopeless, surrendered his army toGeneral Grant. This army had been greatly reduced. Thousands hadbeen taken or had deserted in the hopeless retreat. Only. JiiK Confederate Battle Lfne. about twenty-eight thousand remained. These were supplied the starving veterans with food, and allowedthe cavalry to keep their horses, saying, with fine generosity, They will need them for their spring ploughing and otherfarm work. The End of the War.—Five days after Lees surrender(April 14) General Anderson hoisted over Fort Sumter theflag which he had pulled down on that day four years be-fore. Soon after all opposition to the Union armies , who had been repulsed near Goldsboro, onMarch 19, surrendered to Sherman on April 26, on thesame terms that had been granted Lee. On May 4. Gen- 406 THE CIVIL WAR. eral Taylor, in Alabama, surrendered, and soon after thelast of the Confederates in arms gave up the struggle. Thetotal number paroled in the several armies was one hun-dred and seventy-four thousand two hundred and twenty-three. Capture of Da
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