The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-17

tho publication Of the following cOrres-
pondence between Generals GRAFT and
Pembelton in regard 10 the cspilulatiOn
of Vicksburg:
NEAR VIcKsBUBd, July 4, 1868.
Vicksburg has capitulated. Yester-
day Gen. Grant received the following
letter:
"HEADQUAnTERs, VfoEsDURa,
Jolly 3, 1868.
Major. General U, 8. Grant, Commanding
United &etes forces:
GEsEsAL: | haze tho honor TO lrO-
pose to you an armistice for hours,
With q view 20 arranging terms for ne
capitulation of V%icksburg. To this end,
II agreeable, l will appoint three COM
missioness to meet a Ike number, to be
named by yourselE al such place and
hour to-day as you may fiDd COW lent.
| make this proposition to save 10, iur-
tier e~ffusiOu Of blood, which must 9TH
err wise be shed to 3 frishtful extent, feel
ing myself fully able TO maintain my
position a yet indefinite period.
This communicate will be handed
you, under Dag Of truce, by Msior-Gen-
eral james Bowen.
Very respectfully,
Your obedieht servant,
JoHS @. ~PBARERToN."
To this General Grant replied as fol-
laws:
"HEApQuAHrERs DEPT OF TEHEEssEE,
lis THIS Field, NEAR YIoK,BURo}
July 8, 1858.
"Lieutarant GsnerGlJ O. Pera5eytoa, Com
maadipg C0syedsrah Frees ETC.:
GENERAL: Your note of this date is
Just received. proposing an armistice Of
several houis, for the purpose OF arrang-
ing terms OF capitul4tion, through com
m~issioners, TO DO appointed, Sc The
e%ifusion Of blood you propose stopping
by this coui re can be ended, az any time
YOU choose, by the unconditional surren-
der Of the city and garrison. Men whc
have shown 80 much endurance aud cOur-
sac as those now in Vlcksburg, wall al
wave ohal eRgA tha rsapect of On sdvcr-
sarJ; aud can assure you viii DO treat.
ca with . | the respect due them as pris.
onsrs of war.
IL do not favor The proposition of ap.
porn ing commissioner t. arrange ierml
Of eapitulati0n, because l have no othel
terms than thOs4 indicated above.
IL am, General, very respectfully, you
obcdient servant
80. 8. GRAEr,
aMajor General"
Bowen, the bearer Of Pembe, ton 9 let.
ter, was &c eivtd by Gen. \. j. Smith
dc expressed afro 9 desire to ooDvers,
with Gen. Grant, and, sceOrdingl ;, e. ant
while declining this, I, que tea Gen
smith 10 say that if Gen Pemher'on de.
sired to SEQ hin, an interview would b,
granted between the lines in MCPHERSON,
front, at any hour IN the afternoon which
PembertOn might sppoint.
A message wss soon sent back {,
Smith, appointing three o'clock as III,
hour. Grant was there with his stat, AnS
Gems. Ord, Mcpherson, Logan and A. J
smith, Pemhartan came late tend.
by Gen. Biwen aud Col. Montgomery
he was much excited, and was imperli
nent In his answers TO Grant
The conversation was held apart be,
tween Pemberton and his o~fioere, an,
Grant, McPbersOn and A. Smith. Tn
reb,ks insisted on being parOled and al
lowed 70 march beyond our Iines hence
officers aud ali, with eight days' ration
drawn from their own stores, the officer
to retain their property aud body ser
vABtA
General Grant heard what they had 4
say, and left them at the end Of an hoo
and = belt, say log that he wouli aend n
bis ultImatum in writing. To whicI
Pemberton promised TO rerly befor
night; hostilities 10 cease IN the mean
time.
General Grant then conferred, al hi
headqu irters with his corps aud diyisio.
ommsudrrs, aud sent the follow vine let
ter TO Pymberton by the handso Of Geners
Logan and Lieutenant Colonel Wilson
HEADQUARTERS Dart or TESNEssEEl
July 3, 1868
LsNL- Con. j. o., Pemberton, oommanin
Confafs ate EFoesa al Kekbwy:
GRsERAL; In conformity with CD
agreement Of this afternoon / will submit
tho following propagation for the sur
render of the city of Vicksburg, pubii
stores, &c, on your accepting the term
proposed;
1 Will march IA ono division as q guar
and take possession al 8 A. NJ. TO. NOR
row. As soon IS parOls can be made on
aud signed by officers and men, you wal
all be- allowed to march out of our lines
the %officers taking with then their regi
mental clothing, and staff field and cav
airy %otiiosrs one horse each. The ran
and die will DO allowed III their clithiuq
but no other property. 1t these con
ditions are accepted, any amount of "a
tlons on may deem necessary can b
taken from the stores you now have, an,
also the neee' eary cooking utensils f.
preparing them. Thirty wagons, alsC
with two.horso or uulo teams. YOU Wi
be s~llIWed, 10 transport such a,tieies a
cannot DO carried slJug. The same con
diiions will DO allowed 10 all siok an
wounded omoori and priyates as fast a