Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-12
1t. Gen. Commanding Army L.


ceived your note of this date. Though not
of the opinion you express. of the hopeless
ness Of the further resistance on the part of
| the Army of Northern Virginia, / recipro-
cate your desire to avoid useless effuaion of
| blood, and the refore, before considering
| your proposition, ask the terms you will of
fer on condition Of its surrender.
r. K. LEE, General
To Lieutenant General 4. s GRANT,
| Commanding Armies Of the United States
April s, Is65.-15 Il. E. lee: GENER-
AL: Your note Of last evening, in reply to
mine Of the same date, asking conditions on
which | will accept the surrender Of the
Army Of Northern Virginia, is just received
| In reply, | would say that peace being my
! first desire, there is but one condition. | in-
sist upon, viz: That the men surrendered
shall be disqua lied for taking up arms again
against the Government of the United
States until properly exchanged. | will
meet you, or designate officers to meet any
officers you may name, Tor the same pur-
pose, at any point agreeable to you, for the
purpose Of arranging dehnately the terms
upon which the surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia will be received. Very
respectfully, your obedient servant
u. 5. GRANT, Lieutenant General
APRIL, s, 1S65-GENERAL: I received
at 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
propositions. To be frank, | do not think
the emergency has arisen to cali for the sur
render Of this army, but as the restoratic n
of peace should be the sole object of all, |
desire to know whether your proposals would
tend to that end. | cannot therefore meet
you with view to surrender the army of
Northern Virginia, but as far as your prop
osition may affect the Confederate States
forces under my command and tend to the
restoration Of peace, | should be pleased to
meet you at 10 A. NJ, tomorrow, on the Old
Stage road to Richmond, between the pick
ct lines Of the two armies Very respect
fully, your obedient servant, r. r. LEE
To Gen. Grant Com. armies of e. S. A.
APRIL 9, lS65-Gea. R. Z. Lee, Com
mdndtng 1Tnates Of the Confederate States :
GENERAL Your note of yesterday receiv-
ed. As have no authority to treat on the
subject of peace, the meeting proposed for
l0A NJ. to-day could lead to no good. [
will state, however, that am equally anx-
ious for peace with yourself and the whole
north entertain the same feeling. The terms
upon which peace can be had are well under
stood. By the south laying down their
arms they will hasten that most desirable
event, save thousands of human lives and
hundreds of millions of property not yet
destroyed. Sincerely hoping that all our
difficulties may be settled without the loss
of another life, subscribe myself very re-
spectfully your obedient servant
Z. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gen Z. S A.
APRIL 9, ,IS65.-GENERAL:- received
your note of this morning on the picket
line, whittier had come to meet YOU and
ascertain defnately what terms were en-
braced in your proposition of yesterday with
reference to the surrender of this army. [
now request an interview in accordance with
the offer contained in your letter of yester-