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The Old Flag once more waves over the City of Richmond! The Army of the Potomac, after four days hard fighting, has put the army of Lee to route and taken possession of the rebel stronghold and capital. There are sounds of rejoicing throughout the land—for we are so much nearer an honorable peace. The turning point in the terrible battle which won Richmond was the bloody engagement at Five Forks on Saturday which was “fairly won” by General Sheridan, who proved himself in that fight to be one of the most brilliant generals this war has produced. The turning of Lee’s right, which he accomplished by that battle, sealed the fate of the rebel capital as it made the Confederate lines in front of Petersburg untenable.
April 7, 1865
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