Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-07-17
THE FALL OF vICKsBURG.
Full Official Details of the Surrender


NEAR NicK.uuRG. July L.
Nicksburg las eqpitulated. Yesterday Gen.
Grant received the following letter
GEN. PEMBERrON TO GEN. GRANT,
HFApQuAprrUs, VIoKsBuRa. July 3.
Major General Grant, Commanding United States
Forces:
GWsrdl-l have the honor to propose to you
m hrmisIice for -- hours, with view to ar
muPiug terms for the capitulaiion of Vleksburg.
l'n this end, If agreeable 10 you, will appoint
three commissioners to meet II like number to be
mined by yourself at such place and hour To-day
MS you may hud convenient make this prOpo-
siton to sAvs the further efIusion of blood. which
must otherwise be shed to maintain my position
Tor IL yet indefinite period This communication
will be handed you under flag of truce by Maj0r
General James Bowen.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
j. e. PRMBERToE.
To this General Grant replied as follows:
GEN. GRANT TO GEN. PEMBERToN.
Headquarters DEPARTMENT or TENNESSEE,
In THE FIELD, MEAN VIcKsBuRG
July 8, 1868.
Lieutenant General ]. g. Pembeiton, Command
/ lug Confederate Forces, &c;
Ge,eal--Your note of this date, just received
proposes nm armistce of several hours for th'
purpose of arranging terms Of cnpitulation
through commissioners to be appointed, &c. TIN
eiusion of blood you propose stopping by thi
course can lie ended at any time you muy choose
by an unconditional surrender of the city aut
garrison. Men who have shown 30 much endu
rance aud courage as those now in Nicksburg
will always challenge the respect Of an adver-
sary, and can assure you, will be treated wit
all the respect due them as prisoners OF war.
do not favor the proposition of appointing com
missioners TO arrange terms of equalization, be
cause have no other terms than those indicate
above
arn, General, very respectfully, your obedier
servant,
U. S. GRANT NIsjor General.
Gen. Bowen, the bearer of Gen. Pemberton
letter, was received by Gen. A. j. Smith. Il
, expressed strong desire to converse with Ger
Grant and accordingly, while Gen. Grant decli
ned this, he requested Gen. Smith TO say that
Gen Pemherton desired to see him an interyie
would be granted between the lines, in McPher
i sons front, Mt any hour in the afternoon whiC
t gen, Pcmbcrto mi ght appoint, A message WI
A sent back to Gen. Smith, appointing 3 o'clock
, the hour. Gen. Grant was there with his Sta
/ and with Gens. Ord, Mcpherson, Logan aud
1 J. Smith. Gen. Pemberton came late, attend
e by Gen. Bowen and Col. Montgomery. He W
I much excited and impertinent in his answers
/ Gen. Grant. The conversation was held npa
n between Gen. Pemberion and his officers, n
+ Gen. Grant MCPHERSON aud A. j. Smith, II
n Rebels insisted on being paroel, and allowed
x march beyond our lines officers and men,
with eight days ratiuns drawn from their OF
stores, the officers to retain their private propI
e ~ and body servants. Gen. Grant heard wi
o they had to say, aud left them At the end Of
8. hour aud half, saying that he would send
e ultimatum in writing, to which Gen. pcmbert
IF promised to reply before night hostilides to ceG
To- ia the meantime.
10 General Grant then conferred at his he;
s quarters with corps and division commando
10 aud sent the following letter to General Pcmh
J.. ton, by the hand Of Gen. Logan and Lieut. &
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