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Kirby Smiths Surrender,

Kirby Smiths Surrender.
Terms Of a military convention, entered
into this 26th day of May, 1865, at New Or
leans, La, between Gen. L. Kirby Smith
Confederate States army, commanding De
partment Of Trans-M Mississippi, and Majol
General T.. r. 8. Candy, United States ar
my, commanding army and division o
West Mississippi, for the surrender of thu
troops and public property of the military
and naval authorities Of the Trans Missis
sippi Department..
| l. All acts of war and resistance against
the United States, on the part Of the troops
date.
| O. The officers and men to be paroled un.
til duly exchanged, or otherwise released
from the obligation of their parole by the
authority OF the Government of the United
States.
| 5. Artillery, small arms, ammunition
and other property of the Confederate States
including gunboats and transports, to be
turned over to the officers appointed to re-
ceive the same on the part Of the Govern
ment of the United States.
A. The officers and men paroled under
this agreement will be allowed to return
to their homes, with tho assurance that
they will not be disturbed by the authori-
ties of the United States as long as they
will continue to observe the conditions OF
their parole and the laws in force where
they reside; except that persons resident
in the Northern States, and not exempt in
the amnesty proclamation of the President
may return to their homes on taking the
oath of allegiance to the United States.
8. The surrender Of property will not
include the side arms, or private horses, OF
baggage Of officers. ..r.
8. All horses, which are, in good faith,
tho private property of enlisted men, will
not be taken from them; the men will be
permitted to take such with them to their
homes, to be used for private purposes
only. rs. ~..a sa# gff ir.E
2. The time, mode and place Of paroling
and surrender of property will be fixed by
the respective commanders.
! 8. The terms and conditions Of this con.
vention to extend to all officers and men OF
the army and navy Of the Confederate
States, or any of them, being in or belong.
ing to the Trans Mississippi Department.
TX. Transportation and subsistence to
be furnished at public cost for the officers
and men (aftsr being paroled) to the near
est practicable point to their homes. .a.
H.. 8. b. BUCKNER,
| Lieutenant General and Chief of STAFF, for
General e. Kirby Smith. ..f.-
a. - @ p. JOS. oSTERHAUs.
Major General Volunteers and Chief OF
| Staff, for Major General f. r. s. Candy,
commanding Military Division Western
-~ j. N. TALLsHEw, A. A. G.
THE FoRCRs SURRENDERED.-The fol-
lowing is list of the general officers and
colonies commanding who are embraced
in the surrender: ... at .t -s..s.
GRNERALs.-Edmund Kirby Smith; OF
Louisiana.
LIEUT.. GENs.-Simon Bolivar Buckner,
Of Kentucky; John B. Hoed, Of Texas;
Sterling Price, of Missouri. " -
MAJOR GENERALs.-John B. Clark, OF
Missouri; Thomas C. Hindman, of Arkan-
sas; John Bankhead Magrudsr, Of Louis
lana; S. B. Maxey, commanding Indian
district; John G.. walker, of Missouri, COM
manding district Of Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona.
BROADER GRNERALs.-u Priv
lean Bee, Of South Carolina, commanding
in Cherokee Nation; Joseph Kelley, of Mis-
souri,, commanding division in Prices
army; Henry Z. Mccullough, command
ing district Of Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona; AlbertPike, Of Arkansas, off du-
ty, near Little Rock. ... ,...
CoLoNELs.-John T. Coffee, Of Missouri;
Monroe, Stemmen, Green, Logan, Jack
man and Freeman, Of Missouri, command
ing brigades in Prices army.
Gordon, Hill, Monroe, Reeves, Baker,
Bradford, Grandal, Scott, Anderson, Nc
Cord, Jeffries, Lanther, Elicit, Coleman,
Of Missouri, commanding regiments in
Prices army.
D. Terry, commanding Texas cavalry.
E. r. Brown, Of Texas, commanding
brigade. 10 is.
LIEUT.. CoLoNEIs.-Chappel, of Nilsson
ri; 3. 8. Anderson, A. A. G., Kirby Smith .
staff; d. G. Giddings, commanding twen-
ty-frst Texas cavalry. ~al6 -7tr
MINT OF THE UNITED SrATEs.-The fol-