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Title: The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
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GENERAL GRANT. tinually falling upon each other with desperation. To add tothe gloom of Lees situation, his men were half-famished andnearly worn out. Arriving at Appomattox Court House, a week after leavingPetersburg, he was again checked by Sheridans dismounted 232 A FLAG OF TRUCE. cavalry, who were massed in a solid line across his path, but thisgave him no uneasiness. He advanced with confidence that he
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McLEAN HOUSE. could easily break their ranks, when to his dismay they drew offto the right, and his progress was barred by a at^all points* neavy force of blue-coats, with their glitteringweapons. A halt was made, and as Sheridans A PLEASANT SETTLEMENT. 233 men were about to charge upon them, a flag of truce was sentout, which caused a cessation of hostilities. General Lees hopes had suddenly been destroyed. He hadbravely held out, even in the face of adverse fate, and even inMarch had summoned General Gordon, who had command ofStonewall Jacksons old corps, to a conference, and that generalhad frankly told him the hopelessness of a further struggle.His own admission was that his army were almost starving, hecould not furnish men, or food, or horses, and after visiting theConfederate Congress at Richmond the next day, he came backalmost heart-broken, but with no power to stay the tide of blood.The desperate attack on Fort Steadman and the failure of theConfederate troops to cover their

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