Headlines from the April 5, 1865 newspaper.
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Large Capture of railroad Stock.
LEE'S LINE OF RETREAT STREWED WITH CANNON AND ARMS.
25,000 Prisoners Captured.
THE REBEL RAMS AND FORTS ON THE JAMES BLOWN UP.
.LEE RETREATING IN TWO SMALL COLUMNS TOWARDS LYNCHBURG.
Phil. Sheridan is on His Flanks.
THE REBEL GEN. RANSOM CAPTURED-- A.P. HILL REPORTED KILLED.
Major General Russell of the 25th Corps Killed.
The President at Home in Jeff. Davis' Late Mansion.
IMPORTANT CAVALRY EXPEDITION IN FLORIDA-- GREAT DESTRUCTION OF REBEL PROPERTY.
(For more information on the destruction of the "Rebel Rams" see my Running the Blockade Blog from last week.)
--Old Secesh
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