rters of the "Southern Confederacy"--the President
and his Cabinet having established themselves there.

Colonel Haskell, who had been separated from us the night before,
while gathering up the horses of the brigade, by the charge of cavalry
on the turnpike, and had joined and been acting with General Walker
and his artillery, came in about two o'clock. All the Confederate
cavalry at Appomattox, some two thousand or twenty-five hundred, were
under his command as ranking officer.

The brigade crossed the road and bivouacked in the open field near the
creek, within a few hundred yards of the town. Our infantry, and what
was left of the artillery, was scattered along the road for two or
three miles toward Richmond--the enemy swarming in every direction
around us, and occupying the town as headquarters.

The articles of capitulation were signed next morning under the famous
"apple tree," I suppose; what we saw of it was this: General Lee was
seen, dressed in full Confederate uniform, with his sword on, riding
his fine grey charger, and accompanied by General Gordon, coming from
the village, and riding immediately in front of where we were lying.
He had not been particularly noticed as he had gone toward the town,
for, though with the regiment, I have no recollection of his doing so.
As soon as he was seen it acted like an electric flash upon our men;
they sprang to their feet, and, running to the roadside, commenced a
wild cheering that roused our troops. As far as we could see they came
running down the hill sides, and joining in, along the ground, and
through the woods, and up into the sky, there went a tribute that has
seldom been paid to mortal man. "Faithful, though all was lost!"

The Federal army officers and men bore themselves toward us as brave
men should. I do not recollect, within my personal observation, a
single act that could be called discourteous--nor did I hear of one.
On the other hand, much kindness and consideration were exhibited when
circumstances made it warrantable--such as previous acquaintance, as
was common among the officers of the old army, or a return of kindness
when parties had been prisoners in our hands, as was the case with a
portion of the Seventh regiment when it was the cavalry battalion of
the Holcomb Legion, under Colonel Shingler, and the Fifth Pennsylvania
cavalry.

Regular rations were issued to men and horses. An apology was offered,
on one occasion, by the Federal Quarterma