. Civil War officers. Confederate . 8/27/2012 Page 1 of 1. 8/27/2012 A New Story ol Lees Surrender. Lee might have escaped but for a wo-mans boasting; and Id tell you thestory which has never been printed, andwhich I know to be true, for Gen. Bab-cock its hero, told me of ii himself! After the evacuation of Richmondthere was at once a swift and eager pur-suit of the retreating rebels. Grant andSheridan had laid most carefully
. Civil War officers. Confederate . 8/27/2012 Page 1 of 1. 8/27/2012 A New Story ol Lees Surrender. Lee might have escaped but for a wo-mans boasting; and Id tell you thestory which has never been printed, andwhich I know to be true, for Gen. Bab-cock its hero, told me of ii himself! After the evacuation of Richmondthere was at once a swift and eager pur-suit of the retreating rebels. Grant andSheridan had laid most carefully theplan by which they hoped to force Leeto an immediate surrender. They hadcut off as far as possible, all availablelines of retreat; yet, alert and vigilant,their troops were kept ready for anynew emergency. On the 7th of April they were surethat Lee was aiming to reach Danville;and accordingly Sheridan will) his forcesmoved rapidly forward to defeat thatpurpose. Grant, with his stall and sev-eral other officers, halted for the nightat a plantation demanding rest and re-freshment. It was nearly dark-; I heywere jaded and worn with the f
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