, 1863-07-24
CapITULATIoN OF PORT HUDSON.


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DEPARTMENT OF THE CUR,
PoRr HuDsos, July 8, 1863
General: 1haye the honor to inform ron that
Port Hudson snrrendercd Te.te- dav mornffng with
out conditions. We took possession at I o'clock
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ane prisoners 1sseeetinip eee h1E pieces artillery
| Brigadier: er:Genetal ". 4. ExoRr,
Commanding Deicnces Of New Orleans
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GARDNER INQUIRIES II v1cKsBuRa WAS TAKEN.
HEADQUARTERS, Poar HupsoS, LA..}
General: Having received Information 4 iSo from fso
make this communication to ask ron to eiye M
the Official ASSURANCE whether this ia truc OF not
and If trne aek for cessation Of Aostiliies wifi
view to the consideration OF terms for surrender
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1 g.. Your obedient servant.
FnAyK GARDNER, Major.Geueral.
To MajorGeneral Banks. commanding United
ontes 1osces near doft duaaon.
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B1ToRE Ponr HUDSON, duly 8, 1859.
General-1n reply to your communication dated
the fth inst, by flag Of truce, recelyed few mo-
Ments since, have the honor to inform you that
sses,sEl .fst JesteluaI mo[4ae; guy ta, 0t l9;a5
psteh fom Maor ZEN 1aaca ~ 9sn4 oc1al Is
States army, Whereof Tie Sollowne Is t1na ssa AZ
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HEADQUARTERS Dgp'r or THE rxyxHaz,r
NrAa Y1cxsnuna' BE- 81 J1i1 I 1aa
Is Major General n. p, Banks. comm ,nd,no H..
paftment Of the Gulf:
dered Ills morninE. lie number Of prisosafa as
given BY the officer is a7000, Held artillery 128
pieces, and large number Of siege guns probably
no1 ies7 1n~a 4 To,r g., oboa,ar, so,vor+
WU. s. ERiTr. Major General,
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cannot consistently u Itn nv duty cousent to a
cessation Of hostilics for the purpose you indi-
VerF respectfully Jour obcdtent servant,
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PoRT HUDSON, July 8. 1868.
GENERAL: have tho honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt Of your communication of
this date giving copy Of an official commu-
nlcation from Gen. Q. 8. Grant, United States
army, announcing the surrender Of Vicks-
burg.
having defended this position as long Us
deem my duty requires, I am willing to sur
r4nder to you, and will appoint commission
Of three officers to meeta similar commission
nRgs9sd de y ny Ct sD qsGsk this sos
drawing up the terms Of the surrender, and
for that purpose As.1 for q cessation Of hos
t'!!I3ns.
Of nv hseastWnria H3.ra ths Pat Pnaetn% se
be held tor this purpose: ' 4'-'"e1
am, very respectfully, your ohediert SER
'an'' connsnd;na nMnnh y 91sgSnn: ! Fapess
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fnscas nndar nv TA eo,n!1n.na nr5 that vnn Iii
annoint n co,1,nission of three ntficera to
apputlns Gplnlnlsslun " LITE o1Gsle "
Meee simnar ", contalsslon eapponssa " me,
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hona ~ R1ig I Gen ch,r1es ~ sane
1age ges's - DIE. ue4. Cnatles e 9tone,
Go1: henry "; Birge, and = Lieut.; Col: Kichard
y. IRWIN, as me officers 10 meet the commits
s1on appointed ~ you.
Ihey Will meet your o1ncefs ~ Inc hour
"as received this morning. will direct that
active hosllllt1es shan entleiy cease On my
part, until further notice, Tor the purpose
stated.
very respectfully, your most OIL serEt,
N. r: BASks, Mai Gen Comnd'g.
Fr1nR ffHfEnHF commanding
8. forces, Port Hudson.
The following are the articles OF capitula-
lin, nro,osea te+ u,een the commissioners A.,
son p'oFo'.o 'es" =" 'Ae eoa.1t7s4oa'ts VI
tsiana, and the forces of the United. States be-
FIVE an;d n1oca Irlr 1899.
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ARTICLES OF cAP17ULAI1oS.
ART. 1.-Major General Frank Gardner,
surrendered to the United States forces under |
son md its dependencies, with its Garrison.
armament, munitions, public funds, material |
y, VT, ~ ,i tne sonoitlon, a. near'y es may oe,
nf hosti1ities name1v siS n'c1ock - m Tn1u
8, 1868.
asucie &C. a-ae surrender T stipulated IN asti-
lie nfi5cers and cnli;ted men comnris;nr The |
garrison shall receive the treatment due to |
prisoners oi war, according 10 the usages OF
Ars;c1e All nr;vo+e nronertv cf of,csro
and enlisted men shall be respected, and Ieft |
to thelE respective owners.
.,e1, ha oec,,n;ag os,, staon ~ - te Hnuson
m., by the forces Of the United States. und its |
garriscn received as prisoners Of war By such I
gsne1 ~ otnesas nsstd ~ tG ~ uGo sases sgF1iee as
with the ordinnry formnlitfes NJ rcnlit1nn'
The Confederate troops will be drawn up in |
in thp F5rH +rfU