The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2
CHAPTER LIII.
General Lee advises the Evacuation of Richmond.--Withdrawal of the Troops. The Naval Force.--The Conflagration in Richmond.--Telegram of Lee to the President.--The Evacuation complete.--The Charge of the Removal of Supplies intended for Lee's Army.--The Facts.-- Arrangement with General Lee.--Proclamation.--Reports of Scouts.