Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-11
cry respectfully your ob'd't servant,
- - II 9 Hnn
Lieut.. Gen. commandino Id s A.

APRIL 8, le65.-To Lieut.. Gen. Grant,
Com'd'g D. S Al received at a late hour
your note Of to-day, in answer to mine of |
yesterday. l did not intend the surrender
of the Army Of Northern Virginia, but to
ask the terms of your proposition. To be
frank, do not think the emergency has
arisen to call for the surrender Of this ar
my, but as the restoration of peace
should be the sole object of all, d, sire to
know whether your proposal would tend
to that end. cannot therefore meet you
with view to a surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia, but As far as your propo.
aitiou may effect the G. s. forces under my
command and tend to the restoration of
peace, l should be pleased to meet you at
ten o'clock to- morrow morning, on the old
stage road to Richmond, between the pick.
ct lines of the two armies.
Very respectfully your obedient servant.
R. E. LIE, General O. S. A.
AppID ., lS65.-To General r. Z. LEE.
Your note of yesterday is received. AZ
have no authority to treat on the subject
OF peace. the meeting proposed for ten A.
NJ. could lead to no good. will state.
however, that / ain equally anxious for
peace with yourself, and the whole north
entertain the same feeling. The terms
upon which peace can be bad, are well
understood by the South; by laying down
their arms they will hasten that most deai.
raole event, save thousands of human
lives, and hundreds of millions of property
not yet destroyed. Sincerely hoping that
our difficulties may be settled without the
loss of another life, subscribe mvself
Very respectfully your ob't servant,
(olgned) o. s. GRANT,
Lieut.. General.
APRIL 8, 1865 sneral:-I received
your note this morning on the picket line
whittier had como to meet you, and as.
certain definitely what terms were am
ornced in your proposition of Yesterday.
with reference to the surrender of his
army. now request an interview in ac.
cordance with the offer coutained in vonr
letter OF yesterday for that purpose.
very respectfully, your Ob't serv't,
v,-. r. E LEE, GenI.
10 Lieut.. Gen. GRANT, Commanding q. 8.
Armies. - y
APRn 9Th, ls65-Gsu. r. E. L., com
MaHdiHg the Confederate States 4r,nis -.
Your note OF this date is but this momon,
II 90 A. n, received. 10 couseoDence ~
my having passed from the Richmond &
LyuoburR road to the FarmersviIle Z
LynehbuEg road, am at this writing sbon,
miles west Of Walters Church and viii
push forward to the front for the nnrnoss
OF meeting you NOTICE sent to me on,his
road when you wish the interview to tale
place Will'meet me.
Very respectfully your obedient servant
" 5. GRANT, Lieut.. General.
, AFsONATTox @. H., April Cen p r
Les CoH''6g G. S. Ain accordance Win
me substance of my letter to YOU of the
s.h mat propose to receive the snrEsnS S
Of the Army of Northern VIRGINIA on tba
Following terms, to wit: w 'ue
Rolls OF all the officers and men - "a
made 10 duplicate, one copy to be oiv 20 T ~
an othceF ,des'guated by me- the Other - No
retained bysHeh officer as You nav d tS Se i
nate. The officers to give their ind;viSS
a paroles not TO take arms against the sIoS
etnment OF the United States untiI rson
w e1enauged, and each comns1S U
Eegtmental commander sign Iist ns,o rs
Tor me men oftheir commands. Tbs pHto!e
artillery and public property to he ~ DS S,s;
aud stacked and turned over to The p@ ssna
appointed by me to receive them Ts;S
will not embrace the side arms of the n oqF
GERS nor their private horses or bsSoS1a