Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-10
CONGRATULATORYO ORDER Score
TARY STANTON.

CONGRATULATORY ORDERUF Score
TARY STANTON.
A dRANB F;ANBv SALUTE TO BE FIRED IN
LIVERY PART OF THE UNION
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April 9, 1865, 0 p. m
Major General John 4. Dix. Se,s York:
This Department has lust received Official
report OF the surrender, this day, OF General
Lee and his army to Lieutenant General Grant,
on the terms proposed by General Grant. De-
tails will be given as speedily as possible.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary OF War.
HEADERS ARMIES oP UNITED STATES
april 2, $40 p. N.
Hon td1otn NJ. Stonton, Secretary of Wa,;
Genral Lee surrendered the army of North.
ern Ffginia this afternoon, upon terms pro.
posed y myself. The accompanying sddi.
tional Jurisprudence will show the copd;.
tions falF.
y. ). GRANT, Lieutenant Genera,
APRIL J, 1st5-General: i received vonr
note Of tbs morning on the picket line, whittier
1 had cone to meet you, and ascertain definite.
ly what.erms were embraced in your propo.
siuon ofyesterday. With reference to the ,ur-
render OF this army, now request an inter.
view winaccordance with the offer contained in
your Letter Of yesterday for that purpose.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
r. E. LEB, General.
Lieutenant General u. ). GRANT, Command.
ing United States Armies,
APRIL 9,ls65.-General r. E. Lee, Command.
ina Confe6s,de States Army: Your note of this
date is butthis moment, so a. m., received,
in consequence of my having passed from the
Richmondand Lynchburg road to the Farm.
Vile and Lynehburg road. am at this wri.
ting about four miles west of Walters Church.
and will push forward 70 the front for the
purpose If meeting you. Notice sent to me on
the road where you wish the intervie to take
place. viii meet me.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
u. ). GRANT, Lieutenant General.
APRON AATrox G. H., April ., 1866 -Geuera,
r. Z. Zee, Commanding c. s. A.. In accordance
with the substance of my letter to you of the
.th instant, 1 propose the surrender OF the Ar
nv Of Northern Virginia, on the following
terms, to wit
Rolls OF all the officers and men to be made
ia duplicate; one copy 10 be given to an officer
designated by me, the other TO be retained by
such officer or officers as you may designate.
The officers TO give their individual paroles
not 20 take arms against the Government of the
United States until properly exchanged, and
inn "a
a Ike parole fer the men OF their commands
The arms, artillery, and public property to be
packed and stacked, and turned over to the Of
fieers appointed byDle to receive them. This
will not embrace the side arms OF the officers
nor their private horses or baggage. This
dope. each officer and man will be allowed to
return to their homes not to be disturbed by
United states authority so long as they OBJ
serve their parole and the laws IN force where
they may reside. Very respectfully,
u. $ GRANT, Lieutenant General
HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
April 9Th, l565.--Lisut. General U. s. Grant.
Commanding United States Armtes :-General:
have received your letter OF this
date, containing the terms OF surrender of
the Army of Northern Virginia, as proposed
nv you. AS they are substantially the same
as those expressed in your letter OF the Sth
inst, they are accepted / will proceed to
designate the proper officers 10 carry the stipu-
lations into effect.
Very respectfully, yonr ohsdlent servant,
H. f. LEE General.
The following is the previous correspondence
between Lieutenant General Grant and Gen.
eral Lee, referred to in the foregoing telegram
te the Secretary Of War:
CLIFTON HOUSE, Va, Apri, O. 1565-Hon
EdwGrd NJ. Stanton, Secretary Of War The fol-
lowing correspondence has taken place be-
tween General Lee and myself
There has been no relaxation in the pursuit
during Its pendency.
... u. S. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
APRIL :, 1s65.-Generas Il. E.. Ia, Command
ing c. s. A.:-General: The result of the last
week must convince you OF the hopeIessness Of
further resistan ce on the part Of the Army Of
Northern Virginia in this struggle feel tha.
it is 80, and regard it as my duty to shift from
myself the responsibility Of any further effu.
sion of blood, by asking Of YOU the surrender of
that portion OF the Confederate army known as
the Army Of Northern Virginia.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
u. s. GRANT, Lieutenant General,
Commanding Armies United States.
APRIL 7, 1S65.-To Lieutenant General U. s.
Grant, Commanding Armies of the United Stats-
General: have received your note of this
date. Though not entirely Of the opinion Won
express of the hopelessness Of the further re.