The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-09

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) Lieutenant General U. s. GRANT
answer as Follows and Immediately started to join the
3 column south OF the Appomattox:
note Of yesterday received have
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The terms aEGn which peace be had
event save thousands OF hssn ives ana
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On morning Of the OH General Ord's com,ss.d and
the Fifth corps reached Appomattox station juss a. the
enemy were making desperate effort to break through
our cavalry The infantry was at once ,huvn in Soon
o. hostilities pending negotiations for ss~aender.
Before reaching General sher,dans headquarters I
rec, sived the following from General Lec:--
or TS na I, rsss,yeS note o This sS;ns
definite Wy what terms enbraced in proposal OF
now ask interview il accordance witt, the
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LIeuiens mt General o s. GRArr
The iute.- view held Appomatsx Courv House,
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The command Of Major General Gbbon the Fifth
army corps under Griffin, and McKenxies cavalry wore
designated Appomattox Court House until
the parong Of the surrendered army completed
and TO take charge OF the public property The re-
mander Of the army immediately reiurnsa to The
Lxe's EXAMPLE FOLLOWED
General Lees great influence throughout the whole
South caused his example to e followed and today the
result that the armies lately under his leadership arc
are In the hands Of our ordnance officers.
SURRENDER OF JOHNSTON
ovd dIecv gainst oe hg oh o h
rapidly and through Raleigh, which place General
Sherman occupied on the morning OF the 18th The day
preceding news Of the surrender of General Lee reached
On the 14th correspondence was opened between
General Sherman and General Johnston, which resulted
the 18th in agreement for suspension Of hosti
ties and memorandum or basis for pace, subject TO-
approved Of by the President the 2lst which dsap
prevail together with instructions, commuRs
Gated to General Sherman by me in the
ing Of the 24h Raleigh, North Carolina in obedience
TO your orders. Notice was at once given by him to
General Johnston for ths termination OF the truce that
had been entered into On the 25th another meeting
between them was agreed upon, to take place ON the
ment Of Johnst0ns army upon substantially the
terms as were given to General Lee.
MAJ uuAa narolG tou frnvp East
Tennessee got of the Goth Of March, by Of
Boone, North Carolina and struck the railroad at Wyhe
at Big Lick pushed within few miles of Lynch
burg destroying the important bridges while with tho
and Big Lick and then turned for Greensboro, the
North Carolina Railroad struck the road and destroyed
the bridges between Danyille and Greensboro and be-
tween Greensboro and the Yadkin together with the
depots Of supplies along IT, and captured 400 PRISONERS
enemy under General Gardener capturing IA pieces Of
artillery and 1884 prisoners, and destroyed large
fifteen miles railroad the bridges toward Charlotte
Thence he moved TO Slatersvlle
CAPTURE or MOBILE AND SURRENDER OF DICK TAYLOR.
General Candy who had been directed in January to
make preparations for movement from Mobile bay.
his movement the 2Oth OF March. The Sixteenth
corps, Major General A. J. smith commanding, moved
corps, under Major General Gordon GRANGER movea
from Fort Morgan and Joined the Sixteenth corps on Fish
il on the 27th while Major General steele's command.
moved from Pensacola, cut the railroad leading from
and partially so st
bombardment Of Spanish Fort, part OF its line was
evacuated the fort For. Bakey was carried by assault.
on the 9Th and many prisoners captured our loss was
the Alabama river and enabled US to approach Mobile
from north On tho night Of the lth the city
evacuated and taken possession Of by forces on
The expedition under command Of Brevet Major Gen.
eral Wilson, consisting Of u 800 % mounted men was de-
Chckasaw Alabama On The list OF April General Wilson
encountered the enemy IN force under Forrest. near
hundred prisoners and three guns and destroyed the
Central bridge over the Cahawbs river On tho I'd he
Tended by Forrest with 200 men and thry-two guns;
destroyed the arsenal armoy, naval foundry machine
shops quantities Of stores and captured prs
oners. the 4th he captured and destroyed Tusca
oosa On the 10th he crossed the Alabama river, and
sending information OF his operations TO General
Candy marched on Montgomery. which place he occu
pied the l4th, the enemy having abandoned IT, Az
this place many stores and five steamboats, fell into our
hands. Thence force marched direct on Columbus,
and another on West Point, both OF which
places wore assaulted and captured on the loth.
A. tho former place got fifteen hundred prisoners and
afy two Geld guns, destroyed two gunboats the navy
yard foundres arsenal many factories, and much other
public property At the latter place got three hun
dred prisoners four guns, and destroyed nineteen loco
possession Of Macon, Georgia, with sixty hcld guns,
twelve hundred militia and nve generals sursndsssa
JET Davis trying make his escape, cent forces in
pursuit. and succeeded in capturing him on the morning
On The 4.h day Of May General Dick Taylor surrsn-
dered General Candy all the remaining rebel forces
l east Of the Mississippi 4.f4 -
sBUmAx RET ArTER KRSy SMITH.
force sufficient 70 insure easy triumph over the
enemy under Kirby Smith, west Of the MISSISSIPPI Va
Immediately put In motion for Texas and Major 0ener
Sheridan for rs immediate commands but @
the 2<h day Of Nay and before they reached their dos
tiuatiou, General KIRBY Smith surTsndsrcd his euers
COMMAND 70 Major General Candy This surrender az
not place. however, until after the capture OF tnS
fcbe PRECEDENT and Vice President; andhe bad IAN
w exhibited Of hrst disbanding most OF MS army ano
| permitting an indiscrminaie plumber OF pubic -
cxns % che report shas many q shoss ssssly n
arms against the eovesnmens had taken refuge uH0n
the soil of Mexico, carrying with them arms nghtfuly