The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-29
GRANTS INTERVIEW WITH
II 4~ THE REBEI. CHIEF.
ofthe two Generals,
Friendly Intercourse Between
the Officers Generally.
a Ci,sPoiuf Correspondent sef the New
Yofk Zines, under da,e1of April II. write.

day, the day OF the battle. or7~T aEAaNhie' am
the correspondence was kept up during ih'
1 following day and up to /! o'clock on Sun
dav. As already .publshe' In response t
Gen. Grants last letter. Gen. Lee appeared
on the picket line of the ID corps, Miles
division with letter addressed TO Genera
/ Meade, requesting a C ssation Of hostlitie,
while he considered Gen. Grants terms o
surrende- Cen. Meade replied that ne had
no authority TO accede to the request but thai
he would wait two hours before making an
attack. IN tbs meantime Gen. Grant sent
worl to Cen. Meade that he would be up III
hal. an hour. and the rnaIver was turned o-eI
10 him. A flag ot trace proceeded 10 Ap
pom attox Cou-.Hod', shortly after noon
and ut O'Clock =. NJ. the two Generals met
at the house of Mr. Wilmer. McLare.-' Gen.
Lee WAS attended by Gen. Marshall, his Ad'
riutant General; Ger. Grant by Col Parkey,
one of his Aide5-dc- Camp. The two Cen
erals met and greeted each other with dig
niled courtesy. aud prOcecded at once to the
business before tkem. Gen lee isimediate-
" alluded 20 the conditions OF the surTender,
characterized them ~ exec dinghy lenlent,
and said he would gladly leave all the details
to Cen Grant, own discretion. Gen. Grant
stated the terms OF parole that the arms
should be stacked, the artillery parked, and
the supplies and munitions turned over To
him, the officers retaining their side arms,
horses. and personal effects. Gen. Lee
promptly assentel to the conditions, and the
agreement of surrerd-r WAS emgrussed and
sigued by Gen. Lee. at 800 o'clock.
Genr Lee ashe Gen. Jrtut 1Vr an iuter'
preiaiioa Of the phrs,se, "persaaal e.isets,
and said that mnnv OF his cLvalrynen nwne.
their horses. Gen. Grant said he construed
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over to the United States Government. Gen.
Lee admitted the correctness and justice
OF the Interpretation, when Gen. Grant
said he vJuli instruct h;s officers 10 allow
those men who owned their hJr - 10
retain item, As they would need :hem
for the purpose OF t.l'ing their iarm.-
Gen. Lee. expressed great sense Cf gratIl-
-arion for such generous consideration, and
SAID II would have very % II effect. lie
expressed 4 aope that each
.uidc : might be furnished with a certificate
OF Ii, parole. as evidence ~ prevent h'm be
ing forced iat" the army uutil regularly eX
changed. Geu. Grant assentei 10 the sug
,ss,inn, aud the printing presses were soon
put IL " 5rE To- print tile documents frGlir~G.
la regard = the s;reug pt his army. Cen.
Lee sni,l he' bad 10 ii-,.oi the "ufiber OF
men That he >hpul be able to deliver up
There had been - many engagements. and
such heavy losses from dcserJion and other
cause. viii ~ :ht past i,w DAYS, and the re
treat 80 rtri!. that 70 regular morning
reports had been made since leaving Peters
blr.: nat 4 j. gererally believe. by the be>t
in orined o.licer- that Lee sIrrenders eight
teen 10 ,aeat, thousand men O! the army
horses, wagons, G"., there Is -er no Official
t{ III me & wsre s6orpi Sc i Fl fTPSa S@ Gss Grant
upon Cen Gran: urIe-ed twenty five thous
asih raticn- - be distributed 10 them. This
(. tbstantiaily erd"d the Interview. B''h
Geurra's wer he impersemtlcf o. gnity
aud courtesy 10 ;itt,r bearing. i.ee-i, in fuc
hral,h. and. though apparently impressed
with the vital effect and imuorta,ce OF tire act
he w..s performing. he was cheerful! aud
I,.easaut in his GeueauDr The house wherr
the stipuatisas were signed WAS q far Lrlch
structure. with neat grounds. and quite neat
Is furnished. r.. room in which tie in'-r-
view took place was comi4r.abie. pa.ipr
aL ,ut eighteen by twenty ieptt nd adorned
by the usual furnishing common 70 the 2'er-
age Of Virginia houses
Both General, were .atirc1 in f.!t uniform.
Lee wore :. very fine sword Grant hal no
side arms. having lett camp he diT pre'lors
with the intention of being gDne but t.S
hours. but on the contrary. being gone al
night WheG tho two Generals first met they
were attended only by t.e afpfhcers arelady
NJ rs.ntinued but daring lie Iiterview several
# our officers entered and @ere introduced 10
Cen Lee. who received them cordially and
made no objection TO their presence. They
WERE. Major Gems. Ord aud sheridan. Brevet.
Najor Gen. I"gaIls, Brig. Gems. Williams
Rawlings and Barnard. Lieut.. Co.'s. Harker,
p.,-.p
i ,bcock. and Capt. Lincoln. Tai p. Shaft
ner. Esa was the only civilian present.
1t should be said Ina, Zen. Grant had anti
ciplted the surrender fJi Gt"era days, and
had resolved beforehand rot 10 REQUIRE The
same fOrualities which are required III a sHr
render between the forces of two foreign ma
lions or belly. .rcr.t powers; dhat they were
our own people, and II exact no ccnd.uors
for the mere purpose OF hnmiilhtlon
niter the interview. Gen. Lfc returned To
his own camp. about half a mhe distant,
where his leading officers Were assembled
awaiting his teiut.
He amnosnted !he result and the terms.
whereupon they expressed grf at satisfaction
at the leniency otthe conditions. hey then
approached him in the order IF rank, shook
hands, expressed satisfaction at Iis course.
and their regret at parting. all shedding tears
on the occasion. .~
The fact OF surrender and the liberal 'erms-
were then arnhounced to the troops, an when
Gen Lee appeared among them ne was lout
Is cheered. On Monday, between aad iO
o'clock A. NJ, Gen. Grant and staff rode il the
direction of the rebel zines, and ON n hill gust
beyond the Court House, where a full view OF
the rebel army could he obtained. Gen. Lee
was met attended by but one staff officer and
orderies The Generals hailed, and seated
on their horses, conversed for nearly an hour
upon the prospects sot the future. each seem
ing to realize The mighty influence which the
events OF the present were to have Upon II -,
Gen Lee 81 niied t.fy e,nphuically his de-
sire Tor aStotal cessation Of hoStilties, aud in
d;catel his intention 10 do all III his power to
effect that end The best of go'i feeling
prevailed. and this was the last interview De-
tween the two commanders. General Grant
returned to McLea"S house. and soon alter
Gems. Longstreet, Gordon, Pickett and Heath.
with a number of staff officers. arrived, AID
after recognitIors and intrcductions, an hour
OF very friendly intercourse took place, during
which many scenes and incidents of by gone
college DAYS ard days pl service together in
the regulir afHis we're feviyed and re,old
with much COOL nature. -
Gen. Grant gave Gen Lee and his princi-
pal officers passes to proceed whittier they
wished The parties then separated, and
early on Taesiay morn'Dg Gem Grant ana
staff left the scencs0fthe great event for their
headquarters at City Point.
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