The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-10
April 9TH, 1865.

April 7th, 1865.
General
/ have received your note of this date
Though not entirely of the opinion you ex-
press of the hopelessness of further resistance
on the part of the army of NORTHERN Virginia,
/ respect your desire 10 avoid useless effusion
Of blood, and therefore, before considering |
your proposition, ask the terms you will offer
on condition of its surrender. r. E. LEE, Gl.
To Gen. U. s. Grant. com'g armies U. S.
April 9Th, lS65-Td6en. r. E. Lee, CONG
c. S. A. General Your note Of last evening
in reply to mine of the same date, asking me
on what conditions l would accept the sur /
render of the Army of Northern Virginia, is
received. In reply would say that, peace
being my first desire, there is but one condi |
tTon i insist upon, viz: that the men surren- /
dered shall be disqualified for taking up arms I
again against the government of the United
States until properly exchanged. l will meet |
you or designate officers to meet any officers
you may name for the same purpose, at any
point agreeable to you, for the purpose of ar
ranging definitely heterms upon which the
surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
will be received. q. 5. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
CONG Armies U. s.
April 8.-General: | received at late
hour your note of to. day in answer TO mine
of yesterday. / did not intend to propose
the surrender of the Army of Northern Vir-
GINA, bat to ask the terms of your PROPOSE
ton. To be frank, / do net think the emer.
| gency has arisen to call for the surrender,
but as the restoration Of peace should be the
sole object of all, / desire to know whether
your proposals would tend to that end. /
cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to
surrender the Army of Northern Virginia,
but as far as your propositions may effect the
c. s. A. forces under my command, and tend
to the restoration of peace, should be pleased
to meet you at 10 o'clock a. m. to morrow, 90
the old stage road to Richmond, between the
picket lines of the two armies, Very respect
fully, X. E. LEE. To Lieut.. Gen. Grant.
April ., to Gen. r. Z. Lee, Commanding:
Your note of yesterday is received. As have
no authority TO treat on the subject of peace the
meeting proposed for 10 A. NJ. to-day could lead
to no good. 1 will state, however, general, that
j am equally anxious for peace with yourself,
and the whole north entertain the same feeling
The terms upon which peace can be had are well
understood by the south. Laying down their
arms they Will hasten that most desirable event,
! saving thousands of human lives and hundreds
of millions of property not yet destroyed Sin
cerely hoping that all our difficulties may be set
| tied without the loss of another hfe / subscribe
myself very respectfy, U. S. GRANT, 1t. Gen.
April9, General received your note of this
morning on the picket line whittier ] had come
to meet you and ascertain definitely what term,
were embraced in your proposition of yesterday
| with reference to the surrender of this army
now request an interview in accordance with the
offer contained In yours ofyesterday for that pur
pose. Your obt. servt, a r.. L. LEE, Gen.
To It. Gen. Grant, Commanding {. S. Armies.
April 9, 1865, to Gen. r. f. Lee Commanding
Confederate States Armies
Your note of this date is but this moment II:
90 A. NJ, received, in consequence of nv having
passed from the Richmond and Lynchburg rail
road to the Danville and Lynchburg road. ! an
at this writing about miles ~aas Of STaivrr
os,--eh, YIN push forward to the front 70
the purpose of meeting you. Notice sent to III,
on this road where you wish the interview to TAX
place will meet me. Very respectfully your ODE
dent servant, U. s. GRANT, 1t. Gen
APPOMArox C. H., April 8, 1865 Gen. r. f. Lee
Commanding c. S. A.
In accordance with the substance of my lette
to you of the sth inst, l propose to receive tn
surrender of the army of Northern Virginia o
the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the off
GERS and men to be made in duplicate, one to b
given to an officer designated by me, the other {
be retained by such officers as you NAV designate
!, The officers to give their individual parole not
take arms against the government of the Unite
States until properly exchanged, and each con
pany or regimental commander sign like paroI
for the men of their commands. The arms sftil
lery and public property to be packed and stack
ed and turned over to the officers appointed b
me TO receive them. This will not embrace tn
side arms of the officers nor their private horse
or baggage. This done, each officer and ma
will be allowed to return to their homes, not t
be disturbed bv the United States authority :
long they observe their parole and the laws i
force where they may reside. Very respectfully
L. S. GRANT, 1t. Gen.
HkAcoRs ARMY NORTHERN Va, April 9. 1t. Ger
Z. :. Grant, Commanding u. : A.
General-1 have received your letter Of TIN
date, containing the terms of surrender of IN
army of Northern Virginia, proposed by you
as those expressed in your letter of the sth inst
They are accepted. / will proceed to designat
the proper officers to carry the stipulation int
u effect. Very respectf'y your obi servt.,
e X. T.. LEE, Gen.