Show l d GEN LEE STILL DETERMINED Major Ranson Gives Interesting Account Ac Aa count of Scenes it in Tent Night Ight Before Surrender In Harpers Harper's MaJ A. A R R. R H. H Ranson gives an interesting account of the scene at General Lees Lee's headquarters the night before the tho surrender when he was still stin determined to str strike ke one more blow When I arrived at headquarters General Lee was in a tent s sitting with General Gener l Longstreet on some some bundles of rye straw the ground being wet from the rain at the upper side of the tent with one candle for a a light I made my report and the general told me to wait as he wished to see me Jie He asked m me If I had had anything anything anything any any- thing to eat and I told him no He said he was sorry he had nothing to offer orter me He gave me a bundle of straw and told mo me to sit near the door ll i I T I Will Strike T That at Man a Blow Inthe in inthe inthe the Morning It had been raining all afternoon and andI I was quite quIt wet I was also very tired so I put my foot through the tho bridle rein of my mare standing outside outside outside out out- side and lying down on the bundle of ot straw was soon asleep I was awakened by voices and looking up saw the colonel I had leftIn left leftIn leftin In charge of the troops at the bridge standing in IIi the tent He reported that the rations had not arrived and the starving and discouraged troops had all deserted In the darkness leaving their arms in the trenches General Lee heard him to the end of his account ac ac- account count and then with a wave of ot his hand dismissed him Turning to General General General Gen Gen- eral Longstreet he said This is very bad That man is whipped It is the sf time lime I have seen one of my officers officers officers of of- who had been whipped It is very bad The conversation between the generals was then resumed in low v tones and I again fell asleep I must have slept for some length of time when I was awakened by General Lees Lee's voice speaking in loud tones louder than I had ever heard from hl him n. n He was vas saying General Longstreet Longstreet Longstreet Long- Long street I will strike that man wan a blow blowIn In the morning General Lee sometimes sometimes some some- times spoke of General Grant as that man and of the federal army as those people General Longstreet replied in low tones giving the strength and condition condition condi condl- tion of his command and the strength and position of the enemy a and d c concluded con concluded con con- n- n by saying But Dut you have only to give me the order and the attack will twill be made in the morning Again the conversation was resumed In low tones and I 1 fell asleep I must have slept for an hour at least when again I was awakened by the loud almost fierce tones of General Lee saying I Itell Itell Itell tell you General Longstreet J I will strike e that man a blow In inthe the morning morning morn morn- ing General Longstreet again recounted recounted recounted re re- re- re counted the difficulties ending as before before before be be- fore General you know you have only to give the order and the attack will be made but I 1 must tell teU you I think it will be a usel useless ss waste of ot brave lives Thinking I had been present l long ng enough at such an interview I coughed and got up from the straw and drawing back the flaps of the tent looked out into the darkness General Leo said said- Captain Ranson I 1 b bg beg g your pardon I had forgotten n you Go now and get something to eat and some rest I will see you In Inthe Inthe inthe the morning I found my poor mare lying flat fiat on her side In the rain and fast asleep sh It was past midnight and aDd very verr dark but I 1 reached our camp though neither neith neith- er I nor my ray mare got anything to eat that night The morning came and I listened for the sound of o our r attack but a ail all 1 was still There was no attack our ur urI fighting days were over I |