CONTENTS.
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
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| The Condition of the Army of Northern Virginia in its Last Days—The Lines in Front of Petersburg—The BattlesAround the City—The Final Struggle—Terrible Fighting—The Assaults on Forts Mahone and Gregg—ThrillingScenes—The Main Bodies of Both Armies Stand and Look Anxiously On—The Confederate ArmySevered—The Evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg—The Greetings of Petersburg Ladies to the RetreatingColumns—The Retreat and Pursuit to Appomattox Court House | [5] |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| Official Correspondence Concerning the Surrender—The Interview Between Generals Lee and Grant—Appearanceof General Lee—Scenes Between the Two Armies Under Flag of Truce—The Surrender—General Lee’s FarewellAddress to His Army | [42] |