Identifier: grandestcenturyi00nort (find matches)
Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ied them over and into theworks, where they found that, out ofthe two hundred and fifty comprisingthe garrison, only thirty were unhurt.All the rest were killed or wounded. To avoid being outflanked Lee wascompelled to lengthen out his line,already too thin. The next morning,April 2d, Grant made a general as-sault and carried his army within thelines of the Petersburg defences. Leeretreated, with the intention of bringinghis forces and Johnstons together for afinal stand, while the advance guard ofthe Union army entered Richmond.The Confederate authorities hastened toescape to Danville, having first set fireto the shipping, tobacco warehouses,etc., at Richmond. S8 ENB OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR. No time was lost in celebrations oftlie victory. Grant pressed on in thepursuit of Lee with all vigor. He hadso disposed the Federal army that theescape of the Confederates was almostimpossible. The Confederate forces 9, 1865. The terms of surrender offeredby Grant were very generous; all pri- 1 ^
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w^.re headed oQ at Appomattox CourtH^use, where J <? surrendered, April GALLANT DEFENSE OF FORT GREGG,vate property belonging to officers andsoldiers was to be retained, the menwere even allowed to keep their horses,because, Grant said, they wouldneed them for the work oti their farms. END OP THE GREAT CiVIt WAR. ^9 Officers and men were at once set freeon parole, with the understanding thatso long as they did not violate theirparole, nor break the laws, they wouldnot be disturbed by the Federal gov-ernment. Sherman had begun his final opera-tions against Johnston when the newsarrived of the surrender of Lee. John-ston thereupon capitulated April 26 onmuch the same terms that had been ac-corded to the Confederate army in Vir-ginia after an unsuccessful effort at amore favorable settlement. All theother Confederate forces in the field alsosurrendered, and the great Civil Warcame to an end. The news was receivedwith an outburst of joy at the North. End of the Great Struggle. Mr. Linc

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