The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-16
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claiming with Milton, in Lycidss =
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The Mobile ReI0s of the 9th has the fol-
lowing important and interesting details
of General Dick Taylor's surrender:
General Candy left yesterday morning,
the 4th, st 830, for Uitronelle, for the pur-
pose of completing the negotiations of the
surrender of all the Confederate troops in
the late rebel Department of East L0uisi.
ana, West Mississippi and Florida, under
Lieut.. General r. Taylor, Q. s. A. Ad-
miral Thatcher, .. s.. n, by invitation Of
General Cas- by, wss one Of the party. The
steam trsin which hsd conveyed the party
to Whistler had TO be left there, and the
remainder of the rni1ta- was gone ouar On
hsnd-csrs The party was met two miles
from Citronelle by trsin in charge of
OsptaIn BuIlich, Of General TsylOr's staff,
when the transfer of passengers took place
70 the steam train, which soon arrived at
Citronelle. In the house of DR.. Borden,
where the conference was held, were found
General Taylor and staff, Commodore Fer
rand and Lieutenant Commander Myers,
of navy, and large ooncourse of 9TH
ar officers In the rebel service. After con-
siderable discussion and consultation, end
ing At 7:3O P. NJ, the following conditions
were agreed TO and signed as the terms of
surrender.
lst. The officers and men to be psroled
until duly exchanged or otherwise relieved
from the obligations of their parole by the
authority of the Government of the United
States; duplicate rOlls Of all the officers and
men surrendered 70 be made, a copy of
which will be delivered TO the officer sp
pointed by Msjor Genera. Candy, and the
other retsiDed by the officer appointed by
Lieut.. Gen. Taylor; the officers giving
their individual paroles, and commanders
of regiments, battslliOns, companies, com
panies or detachments, signing like parole
for the men Of their respective commands.
I'd. The artillery, small srus, smmuni-
tion and other property Of the Confederate
government to be turned over TO the officer
appointed for thst purpose, on the part of
the United States Government; duplicate
inventories of the property surrendered to
be prepared one copy to be retained by
the officer delivering and the other by the
officer receiving it, for the information of
their respective commands.
Sd. The officers and men parcied under
this agreement will be allowed toratgtn to
their homes with the assurance that they
Will uOk 10 ulbbuELOA W bho hAhAOlAh VI
the United States ss long as they continue
TO observe the conditions of their paroles
and laws IN force where they reside, except
that persons residents of the Northern
States will not be allowed 70 return with
out permission.
4Ih. The surrender of property will not
include the side-srms or private hcTsss or
baggage of the officers.
9th. All horses which are in good faith |
the private property of enlisted men will |
not be taken from them. The men will be !
permitted 70 take such with them to their
homes, to be used IOr private purposes
only.
IN. The time and place Of surrender will |
be fixed by the respective commanders, anu |
will be carried out by commissioners an
pointed by them
7sh. The terms snd conditions Of surren-
der are to apply 10 the officers and men be-
longing to the armies lately commanded |
by Generals Lee and Johnston, now In this |
department.
sth. Transportation and subsistence are
70 be furnished at the public cost for the
officers and men after surrender, TO the
nearest practicable point to their homes.
[Signed,l R TAILOR
Lieut.. General.
L. r. s. OANBY,