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306 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN.
general officers, with the most of General Ewell's Corpfc-, were captured.
On the 7th, the Eifth Corps moved toward Prince Edward Court House, the Second resuming direct pursuit of the enemy, coming up with him at High Bridge, over the Appomatox. He attempted to burn the railroad and common bridges, but the destruction of the latter was prevented. General Humphrey, of the Second, immediately crossed in pursuit, coming up with the enemy at the intersection of the High Bridge and Earmville roads, where he was found intrenched behind rail breastworks. An assault on the enemy's works, by Allies' division of the Second Corps, was unsuccessful. The Sixth Corps moved to¬ ward Earmville, in the morning, but the road was obstructed so that it did not reach there until late in the afternoon, when it was found that the enemy had destroyed the bridge. Being ordered to the support of the Second, in front of the enemy, a temporary bridge for infantry was constructed, over which Gen¬ eral Wright crossed, but it was after dark before this could be effected. The enemy abandoned the position during the night.
The pursuit was continued next da}^ April 8th, on the Lynch¬ burg stage road. On the 9th, the enemy were overtaken by the Second Corps, about three miles from Appomattox Court House. Here General Aleade, who accompanied the Second Corps, received a letter from General Lee, asking for a suspen¬ sion of hostilities pending negotiations for a surrender. Being informed that General Ord, of the Twenty-fourth Corps, on the other side of Appomattox Court House, had consented to a truce. General Meade replied to General Lee, that he should suspend hostilities for two hours. He was subsequently in¬ structed by General Grant, to continue the armistice till further orders.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon. General Aleade was informed officially, of the surrender of the army of General Lee.
General Aleade, in his report, speaks in the highest terms of the gallantry and heroism displayed by the Second, Eifth, Sixth, and Ninth corps, in the several positions in which they had been placed during the campaign against Petersburg.
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| Title | General Military Operations, chapters 8-10 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Source Title | General Military Operations, chapters 8-10 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Volume | 1 |
| Author/Creator | Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley), d. 1868. |
| Description | This is an excerpt from E.B. Quiner's thousand-page volume, The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. (Chicago: Clarke & co., 1866). Because the entire work is so unwieldy and most users want to consult only a single chapter, we have divided it into smaller portions covering discrete topics. The entire work is online at Google Books (http://books.google.com/) and the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) in the most popular ereader formats. |
| Subcollection | Histories |
| Source Type | history |
| Place of Publication | Chicago |
| Source Creation Date | 1866 |
| Source Publisher | Clarke & Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0000f |
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| Title | 306 |
| Source Title | General Military Operations, chapters 8-10 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Source Type | history |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | 306 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN. general officers, with the most of General Ewell's Corpfc-, were captured. On the 7th, the Eifth Corps moved toward Prince Edward Court House, the Second resuming direct pursuit of the enemy, coming up with him at High Bridge, over the Appomatox. He attempted to burn the railroad and common bridges, but the destruction of the latter was prevented. General Humphrey, of the Second, immediately crossed in pursuit, coming up with the enemy at the intersection of the High Bridge and Earmville roads, where he was found intrenched behind rail breastworks. An assault on the enemy's works, by Allies' division of the Second Corps, was unsuccessful. The Sixth Corps moved to¬ ward Earmville, in the morning, but the road was obstructed so that it did not reach there until late in the afternoon, when it was found that the enemy had destroyed the bridge. Being ordered to the support of the Second, in front of the enemy, a temporary bridge for infantry was constructed, over which Gen¬ eral Wright crossed, but it was after dark before this could be effected. The enemy abandoned the position during the night. The pursuit was continued next da}^ April 8th, on the Lynch¬ burg stage road. On the 9th, the enemy were overtaken by the Second Corps, about three miles from Appomattox Court House. Here General Aleade, who accompanied the Second Corps, received a letter from General Lee, asking for a suspen¬ sion of hostilities pending negotiations for a surrender. Being informed that General Ord, of the Twenty-fourth Corps, on the other side of Appomattox Court House, had consented to a truce. General Meade replied to General Lee, that he should suspend hostilities for two hours. He was subsequently in¬ structed by General Grant, to continue the armistice till further orders. At about four o'clock in the afternoon. General Aleade was informed officially, of the surrender of the army of General Lee. General Aleade, in his report, speaks in the highest terms of the gallantry and heroism displayed by the Second, Eifth, Sixth, and Ninth corps, in the several positions in which they had been placed during the campaign against Petersburg. |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0317 |