The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlian
Posted: February 11th, 2014, 1:47 am
The Passing of the Armies :by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
This is a first hand account of the experiences of Brevet Lieutenant General Joshua Chamberlain during the last months of the American Civil War. A professor at Bowden College when the war began, he sensed the historical signifigence of the conflict, as many others did on both sides, and decided he wanted to be part of it. His requested a leave of absence to study language and instead joined the Union Army. He served in more than 20 battles and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top on July 2, 186. at the battle of Gettysburg. He was severley wounded several times and was believed to be near death after a severe wound at the Battle of Reive's Salient. He survived and returned having been wounded 6 times during his service. He was honored by General Grant with being the Officer chosen to recieve the formal surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomttox Courthouse on April12, 1865. He devotes an entire chapter to the events surrounding the surrender. This is a detailed first hand account of the events that led to the end of the American Civil War and the events of it's immediate aftermath.
Gordon, at the head of the marching column, outdoes us in courtesy. He was riding with downcast eyes and more than pensive look; but at this clatter of arms he raises his eyes and instantly catching the significance, wheels his horse with that superb grace of which he is master, drops the point of his sword to his stirrup, gives a command, at which the great Confederate ensign following him is dipped and his decimated brigades, as they reach our right, respond to the 'carry.' All the while on our part not a sound of trumpet or drum, not a cheer, nor a word nor motion of man, but awful stillness as if it were the passing of the dead.[11]
https://archive.org/details/cu31924026471569/page/n11
This is a first hand account of the experiences of Brevet Lieutenant General Joshua Chamberlain during the last months of the American Civil War. A professor at Bowden College when the war began, he sensed the historical signifigence of the conflict, as many others did on both sides, and decided he wanted to be part of it. His requested a leave of absence to study language and instead joined the Union Army. He served in more than 20 battles and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his defense of Little Round Top on July 2, 186. at the battle of Gettysburg. He was severley wounded several times and was believed to be near death after a severe wound at the Battle of Reive's Salient. He survived and returned having been wounded 6 times during his service. He was honored by General Grant with being the Officer chosen to recieve the formal surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomttox Courthouse on April12, 1865. He devotes an entire chapter to the events surrounding the surrender. This is a detailed first hand account of the events that led to the end of the American Civil War and the events of it's immediate aftermath.
Gordon, at the head of the marching column, outdoes us in courtesy. He was riding with downcast eyes and more than pensive look; but at this clatter of arms he raises his eyes and instantly catching the significance, wheels his horse with that superb grace of which he is master, drops the point of his sword to his stirrup, gives a command, at which the great Confederate ensign following him is dipped and his decimated brigades, as they reach our right, respond to the 'carry.' All the while on our part not a sound of trumpet or drum, not a cheer, nor a word nor motion of man, but awful stillness as if it were the passing of the dead.[11]
https://archive.org/details/cu31924026471569/page/n11
