The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-15
KIRBY SMITHSs SURRENDER
The official Terms as Drawn Up and Signed.

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Terms Of military convention, enter.
ed into this 26lh doy of May, 1865 al
Now Orleans, La, between Gen. T..
Kirby Smith, Confederate States Army,
commanding the Department, OF Trans
Mississippi, and Msior General y. Il. \.
Candy. United States Army, command.
ing Army and Division of West MissisSi.
ppi. for the surrender Of the troops nnd
public property Of the military and naval
authorities Of tho Trans. Mississippi Do
partment
I. All acts Of war and rcsstan, c
against The United SiStcs, on tho part OF
the troops under General Smith, shall
cease from this date.
II. The officers aud men to be parul.
ed uu,il duly exchanged, or otherwise 70.
leased itsm the obligation Of their parole
by the authority OF the Go7crnmeni cf The
United SlOtCs. Duplicate rolls OF all
,ficers and men parole1 10 be retained
By such oiirers as may be designated by
the parties hcrcto--ohiccrs giving their
individual paroles, and commanders oi
regiments, bs,talions, companies aud de.
taehmonts signing like parole for the
men Of their respective commands.
III, ARTILLERY, small arms, ammuni.
ton and other property Of the Coniede.
rate States, incluting gunboats and Taus-
ports, to bo turned over 20 the officers ap.
pointed TO receive the same on the part
OF the Government OF the United States;
duplicate inventories OF the property TO
be surrendered to be prepared, one copy
to bc returned by the uGieor delivering,
and tho other bv the officer receiving il,
for the Information Of their respective
commanders,
". Tho officers aud men parol,d
under this agreement will be allowed tc
return TO their homes. with the assurs nee
thnt they will not he disturbed BY the
9 authorities Of the Unhed States as lonC
AS they viii continue to observe the con
j ditons Of their parole and tho laws IL
y force where they reside, except that per
- sons resident in the Northern States, an
o not exempted IN the Amnesty Proclama
tion of the President, may return TO ,hei
homes on taking the oath OF allorionc
. to the United States.
c V. The surrender of property wi
not include the side arms, Ur prva
horses, or baggage of officers,
VI. All horses which are, IN 20,
y faith, tho private property of enlist
- men, viii not hc taken frOm them; q
To men will bo permitted 10 take such wi
N them to their homes, TO be used for pl
yate purposes only.
- VII. The time, mode aud plAce
e. paroing and surrender Of properly W
e, be fixed by the respective comma nde,
Of aud il will be carried out by oommlsslo
% ous appointed by them.
VIII. The terms and conditions
oi this convention to extend 20 all uthe,
aud men of the army and navy of /
lg Confederate States, or any Of them, bel
or in OF belonging TO the Trans MssissiI
Department
"' TX. Transportation snd subsistan
yer to be furnished at public cos, for The o
for GERS end men (a,ter being paroled) 10 I
N, neares, practicable point OF their HON,
a, S. II, BUoKNER,
-. Lieutenant General and Chief of ST.
ie' for General L. Kirby Smith.
is, y. Jos. OsTERHAus
lea Major General Volunteers aud Chief
ns staff, for Msjor General L. II. \. q
-" by, commanding Military Dyis
ne Western Mississippi
iho' IN. GALII4w, Asst AdjtGep,