during the night, general lee has a council of war with general john gordon, james longstreet and fritz lee, asking, should they surrender or try to break out? it's determined they will try to break out on the morning of april 9. general lee brings his troops to the village on the morning of april 9. he files off to the right and left into these fields. he's going to attack that ridge. there is a federal cavalry brigade under colonel charles smith. general gordon has about 5,000 men. he's supported by fritz lee on the right with about 4,000 cavalry. the attack begins a little after 7:30 that morning and they successfully drive the federals off that ridge doing a left wheel. but hard-marching infantry from army of the james, the 24th corps and division of troops from the united states colored troops had covered over 30 miles on april 8. and they come up and closed the road back down and begin to push gordon's men back into the appomattox from the river valley. they come from the army of the potomac, and further to the south and east is general custer and general devlin's cavalry swinging aro

he's supported by fritz lee on the right with about 4,000 cavalry. and artillery under armstead long. the attack begins a little after 7:30 that morning, and they successfully drive the federals off that ridge doing a left wheel. but hard-marching infantry from army of the james, the 24th corps and division of troops from the united states colored troops from the 25th corps had covered over 30 miles on april 8. and they come up and closed the road back down and begin to push gordon's men back into the appomattox river valley. federal troops are also coming up from the south, the federal fifth core from the army of the potomac, and then further off to the south and east is general custer and general devlin's cavalry swinging around the confederate left flank. behind general lee, about four miles from here is general meade with the army of the potomac, the 7th and the 6th corps and general lee's army is effectively surrounded. white flags are sent to stop the fighting, and in the course of the fighting, lee's army had dwindled from 60,000 men to 30,000

he's supported by fritz lee on the right with about 4,000 cavalry. and artillery under armstead long. the attack begins a little after 7:30 that morning, and they successfully drive the federals off that ridge doing a left wheel. but hard-marching infantry from army of the james, the 24th corps and division of troops from the united states colored troops from the 25th corps had covered over 30 miles on april 8. and they come up and closed the road back down and begin to push gordon's men back into the appomattox river valley. federal troops are also coming up from the south, the federal fifth core from the army of the potomac, and then further off to the south and east is general custer and general devlin's cavalry swinging around the confederate left flank. behind general lee, about four miles from here is general meade with the army of the potomac, the 7th and the 6th corps and general lee's army is effectively surrounded. white flags are sent to stop the fighting, and in the course of the fighting, lee's army had dwindled from 60,000 men to 30,000

during the night, general lee has a council of war with general john gordon, james longstreet and fritz lee, asking, should they surrender or try to break out? it's determined they will try to break out on the morning of april 9. general lee brings his troops to the village on the morning of april 9. he files off to the right and left into these fields. he's going to attack that ridge. there is a federal cavalry brigade under colonel charles smith. general gordon has about 5,000 men. he's supported by fritz lee on the right with about 4,000 cavalry. the attack begins a little after 7:30 that morning and they successfully drive the federals off that ridge doing a left wheel. but hard-marching infantry from army of the james, the 24th corps and division of troops from the united states colored troops had covered over 30 miles on april 8. and they come up and closed the road back down and begin to push gordon's men back into the appomattox from the river valley. they come from the army of the potomac, and further to the south and east is general custer and general devlin's cavalry swinging aro