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EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War,
TsEcoND DISPATCH.
HEADQUARTERS Arnsies of tie United States 4 80
P. NJ, April 9th, l965.-Hon. Edwin NJ Stanton,
Secretary of War General Lee surrendered the
army of Northern Virginia this aiternooon, upon
the terms proposed by myself. ae si
The accompanying additional correspondence
will show the conditions fully. is
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.. Genl.
LETTER FROM GEN. LEE TO GEN. GRANT.
Aprtl 9th, l965-General: received your note
of this morning on the picket line, whit had
come to meet you and ascertain definitely what
terms were embraced In your proposition of yes
terday with reference TO the surrender of this ar
my. ! now request an interview, in accordance
with the offer contained in your letter of yester-
day, 10 that purpose. ssr ga.i 81
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
r. E. LEE General.
To Lieut. Gen u S. Grant commanding U. S.
Armies.
GEN GRANT TO GEN LEE.
ApriI, OIL l865.-Gen. r. l.. Lee commanding
C. S. A. Your note of this date is but this
moment III so A N.Y. received, in consequence
OF my having passed from the Richmond and
Lynchburg road to the Farmville and Lynchburg
road. am. at this writing, about four miles
west of Walters Church, and will push forward
to the front for the purpose If meeting you. No
tice sent to me on this road where you wish the
interview to take place will reach me.
Very respectfully, your OBJ serv't, n'
Vii U. s.. GRANT, Lieut. Gen'l.
The Terms Proposed by Gen. Grant.
Appomato1 c. H., April 8, l865.--Gen. r.
E. Lee, commanding C. S. A: In accordancewit
the substance of my letter TO yon of the 9Th inst,
propose TO receive the surrender OF the rmy of
Northern Virginia on the following terms, towit !:
Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in
duplicate one copy to be given to an officer des-
ignated by me, the other to be retained by such
officer or officers as you may designate the Off
GERS TO give their individual paroles not to take
arms against the Government of the United
States until properly exchanged, and each COM
pany or regimenta commander to sign like pa
role for the men of their commands ~
MThe arms artillery and public property to be
packed and stacked and turned over to the offi-
GERS appointed by me TO receive them. This will
not embrace the side arms Of the officers, nor
their private horses or baggage. This done, each
officer and man will be allowed to return to their
homes, not to be disturbed by the United States
Authority so long as they observe their parole
and the laws in force where they may reside.
Very respectfully,
ae s9a U. S. GRANT, It. General.
3 ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS. ga
Headquarters Army Northern Virginia, April
9th, lS65.-Lieut General U. S. Grant, com
handing Uuited States Army = General have
received your letter of this date, containing the
terms of surrender of the Army Of Northern Vir-
GINA, as proposed by by you. AS they are sub
stantialy the same as those expressed in your let
ter of the 9Th instant, they are accepted.
| will proceed to designate the proper officers
to carry the stipulation into effect. rsF
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, ~.
R. i. LEE, General.
The Preliminary Correspondence.
The following is the previous correspondence
between Lieut.. Gen. Grant and Gen. Lee refer
red to in the foregoing telegram to the Secretary
of War:
Clifton House Va, April 9th, 1865 -Hon. Ed
win NJ Stanton, Secretary Of War The follow
ing correspondence has taken place between Gen.
Lee and myself. There has been no relaxation
in the pursuit during its pendancy. @c
U. S. GRANT, Lieut. General.
GEN. GRANTS PROPOSAL TO GEN. LEE. &
April It'll, l865.-Gen. r. E. Lee, command
ing Q. S. A.-General The results of the last
week must convince you of the hopelessness of
further resistance on the part of the Army of
Northern Virginia in this struggle. feel that it
is so, and regarded it as my duty to shift from
myself the responsibility of any further effusion
Of blood by asking of you the surrender of that
Northern Virginia. ai5ir.
Very respectfully your sb'dt serv't,
U. S. GRANT Lieut. Gen'l.
GEN. LEE s REPLY-HE ASKS FOR THE TERMS.
April It'll, lS65.-General have received your
note of this date Though not entirely of the
opinion you express of the hopelessness of tile
further resistance on the part of the Army of
Northern Virginia, reciprocate your desire to
avoid useless effusion of blood and therefore,
before considering your proposition, ask the terms
You will offer on condition of its surrender. + 4
Very respectfully, your obi servant, aso bH
R. E. LEE
To Lieut.. Gen. U. S. Grant, commanding Armies
of the United States.
GEN. GRANTS REPLY. i(.t
AprI 9Th, 1865.-To Gen. r. Z. Lee, COM
handing G. S. A. General Your note Of last
evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking
the conditions on which will accept the surren-,
der of the Army of Northern Virginia. is Just
received In reply, would say that peace being
my first desire, there is but one condition insist
upon, viz 30 b981 13a f.fed
That the men surrendered shall be disqualified
for taking up arms again against the Govern
ment of the United States until properly exchang-
ed. will meet you, or designate officers 10 meet
any officers you may name for the same purpose,
at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose
OF arranging definitely the terms upon which the
surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
will be received. frtr eteR
Very respectfully your obedent servant, -.
a g aims U. S. GRANT, r.
Lieut.. Gen. Commanding Armies U s.
april 8th, ls65.-To Gen. U. S. Grant. Gen.
] received at a late hour your note of to-day in
answer to mine of yesterday. did not intend
to propose the surrender of the Army of North,
ern Virginia, but TO ask the terms of your posi-
ton. To be frank, do not think the emergency
has arisen to call for the surrender of this army,
but as the restoration of peace should be the sole
object of ALL desire to know whether your pro-
posals would tend to that end. inv - I'D
] cannot, therefore, meet you with view to
surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, but
so far as your position may affect the Con!eder-
ate States forces under my command, and tend
to the restoration of peace should be pleased TO
meet you at ten A. NJ. tomorrow, on the old
stage road to Richmond, between the picket
lines OF the two armies. Ts5 fs1H atf
: Very respectfully your obedient servant, loci
aeit.3a- f9 r. E. LEE General C. S. A.
TO U. S. Grant, Lieut.. General commanding ar
mics of the United States. ~ .a.
GRN GRANT TO GEN. LEE. aalaJ
April 9th, 1S65.-Gen. r. E. Lee, Command
ing G. S. A.-General: 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. | will state
however, General, that am equally anxious for
peace with yourself, and the whole North enter
tain the same feeling. 3'..lo'.,
The terms upon which peace can be had are
we'll understood. By the South laying down
their arms they will hasten that most desirable
event, save thousands of human lives and hum
drejs of millions of property not vet destroyed.
Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties may
be settled without the loss Of another life, sub
scribe myself very respectfully, your obedent
servant us GRANT,
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