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Title: History of the American Civil War
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Draper, John William, 1811-1882
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Slavery Slaves
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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eves that Lees army will be destroyed or capturedif my troops reach the Danville Railroad by morning ?Yes, sir, was the reply. Orders were at once issued,and the wayworn men were put in motion. To Grant Sheridan sent word: I wish you were hereyourself. I feel confident of capturing the Army of North-ern Virginia. I see no escape for General Lee. Just be-fore midnight Grant reached Sheridans head-quarters, alittle frame building near Jetersville. Sheridan was upstairs asleep, but, soon coming down, he drew on the backof a letter the positions of Lees columns and his owntroops. Lee is caught, said Grant; it will be hard forhim to get away. Accordingly, Meade came up with the 2d and 6th Corps.On the ensuing morning three fourths of the Army of thePotomac were at Jetersville. Lees farther retreat in thatdirection was cut off. He had ordered supplies to meethim from Danville and Lynchburg at Burkesville. Evenhad not his dispatch been intercepted, it was impossiblefor him now to reach them.
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Chap.XCL) the surrender of ewell. 585 A body of Sheridans cavalry, under Davies, making areconnoissance, struck at Paines Cross Roads Lees train,which was in advance of his infantry, destroying 180 wag-ons, and capturing 5 guns and many prisoners. Sheridan now advanced upon Amelia Court-house, but,Lee escapes round on nearing that place, found that Lee had es-the national left. cape(j a^ nightfall on the previous evening(5th); that he had moved round the left of the nationalforces at Jetersville, and was trying to make his way toFarmville, where he expected to cross the AppomattoxRiver. It had been hoped that the Army of the Potomac wouldbe able to force him to battle at Amelia; but that failing,the direction of the pursuing corps was changed, so thatone column followed close on his rear, a second movedparallel to him on the south, a third parallel to him on thenorth. The Army of the James, which had reached Burkes-ville, was directed upon Farmville. The famished Confederates were, ho

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