. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. otic as any other part of the Nation. He also stated that it wastrue that he had carried the last flag of the Confederacy, a J^d^ of truce,at Appomattox; that the surrender there was onh made after humanpowers had become exhausted, and the problem of the possibility offurther armed resistance was no longer susceptible of solution; and that,as a fact, when the remnants of the southern army laid down their armsthey did so with the good faith their subseijuent actions as loyal citizensindeliblv pro\ed.
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. otic as any other part of the Nation. He also stated that it wastrue that he had carried the last flag of the Confederacy, a J^d^ of truce,at Appomattox; that the surrender there was onh made after humanpowers had become exhausted, and the problem of the possibility offurther armed resistance was no longer susceptible of solution; and that,as a fact, when the remnants of the southern army laid down their armsthey did so with the good faith their subseijuent actions as loyal citizensindeliblv pro\ed. He enlarged upon his theme, displa3ing eloquenceand pathos, l)ut his real forte is his inimitable fund of anecdote, which heused to ver_\ great advantage and frequently had his audience in roars oflaughter. Continuing in such channels he said: There have been many things told of that surrender, but here is onethat has reference to this fellow here. Gen. Kyd Douglas. We had sur-rendered, when Gen. Gordon heard a great rattle of musketry. Hunter,he yelled, what fool is that? Go and stop
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