The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-03
The Surrender of JohnstOn-Fuli DE
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p!imcnted by Grant.


pIimcnted by Grant.
WAsHINGToN, May l.-On Monday,
April 24th, General Sherman, as directed
from Washington. sent a dispatch
through Major Genetal Fitzpatrick, TO
General Johnston, demanding the sur
render of the forces under him, Oh the
same condition allowed by Lieut.. Gen.
Grant to General Lee and the Army OF
Northern Virginia, and notifying him
that otherwise, within forty-eight hours
from the the time the message should be
received at the picket front, hostilities
would be resumed In reply, the follow
ing from Major General Butler, enclosing
the accompanying from Gen. Johnston,
was received at Kilpatrick's post at Dnr-
ham. at four o'clock P. NJ, on the 25th,
and transmitted to Raleigh by telegraph:
HEADo's BUFFERS CAVALRY Div
In THE FIELD, April "a !
To MAJ. Gen. Sherman, Commanding Q. s.
A,my;
General: In obedience to orders from
Gen. JOS. E. Johnston, commanding army
of Tennessee, have the honor to trans
nit the dispatch, of which the above IL
al official copy.
[Signed.l NJ. c. BUTLER, Maj. Gen
HEADoKs ARMY OF TENNESSEE. }
Is THE FIELD, April %. :
To Maj. Cen. Sherman, q, 5. 4.
Your dispatch of yesterday is received.
propose modification OF the terms you
offered-such terms for the army as you
wrote on the 18th. They also modified
according to the change of circumstances,
and a further armistice TO arrange de-
tails and meeting for that purpose.
ISignedl JOS Z JOHNSTON, Gen.
The following additional was received
at 1890 A NJ, April &C. and also trans
mitted
IL THE FIELD, April 25, 1865.
Maj Gen. ". T Sherman, Commanding {
5. Forces
General, | have had the honor to Ie-
ceive your dispatch OF yesterday, sum-
moning this army to surrender on the
terms accepted by General Lee, at Apo
mattox Court House IpTopose, instead
Of such surrender, terms based on those
drawn up by you on the 18th, for dis
banding this army, and further arnlis-
tice aud conference TO arrange these
terms. The disbanding of General Lees
army has afflicted this country with nu-
merous bands, having no means OF sub.
sistence but robbing a knowledge OF
which would, | am sure, induce you to
agree TO other conditions. Most respect
fully, your obedient servant,
j. Z. JOHNSTON, General c. s. A.
In reply General Sherman simply said:
will meet you at the same time and
place of fermer meeting, and matters
If which you speak will then be cOnsid-
cred" THIS reply was carried by Lieut..
Fuller Of Kilpatrick's staff, who, having
waited for an answer all night at the
picket post, returned in the morning
with the following:
GREENSBORO, April 26, 2 A. NJ,
uaj. Gen. IT + Sherman:
Through Maj Gen. Butler. Twill meet
you at HE time and place you designate.
i armistice with status quo renewedi
ISigned1 . J. L. JOHNSTON,
General"
AT II o'clock Oh the 18th inst, Major
General sherman, accompanied by Major
General Schoft I'd, Major General How
ard Major General Blair, and Brevet Ma
ior General Fitzpatrick; also Major Nc
Cox and Major Audenreid, of sherman
staa: Lieutenant Colonel Strong, of
Towards stair Colonel WheTy. OF SchO-
fields staff: Major ESmpkins, of Blair's
staff. and the whole of Kilpatrick's staff,
escort, &c. arrived at the house OF JAS.
Bennett, already described by your CORE
spon lent. who has been the only repre-
sentative of the press present az any OF
these meetings Five miles from Dur
ham and eight miles from Hillsboro Gen
eral Johnston was delayed by railroad
accident. and did not arrive till all hour
later He was then accompanied Ivy
Major General Butler and Colonel Lo-
gan. comma aiding brigade in McLaw's
division OF cavalry; also Major Preston.
of Buffers, and Captain Hampton, OF
Johnston's staff General Sherman, after
a private interview with General John.
ston, and after the terms of agreement OF
surrender had been concluded and drawn
up, called in his own and Johnston 5
Generals TO witness the signing. ,
Johnston is said TO have been affected
TO tears. Much freedom of discussion
followed upon the past and future, the
present state of the country, and the BEST
policy to be pursued in securing. the
South from predatory bands, In which
discussion Johnston and Butler TOOK