Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-04-11
GOOD NEWS or VICTORY!
Lee SurrenderS his Army TO Grant !.
The Collapse of the COnfederacy.
THE UNION NOW AND FOREVER

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THE UNION NOW AND FOREVER
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED I
STATES, April 9-4;30P. NJ.
ID Hon. +. NJ. Stanton, Sec Of War.
Gen. Lee surrendered the army OF Northern
Virginia this afternoon upon the terms propoed
by myself. The accompanying additional cores
pondence will show the conditions fully.
u. 5. GRANT, Lieut. General.
APRIL 9th, 1865.
General
received your note of this morning on tho
picket ine whittier had come to meet you and
ascertain definitely wha. terms were embraced
in your propositions of yesterday with reference
to the surrender oil this army now request
an interview in accordance with the offer con-
tanned in your letter Of y csterday for that pur-
pose. very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
r. LEE, General.
To Lieut.. Gen. Grant, Commanding u. ).
Armies.
ArRIL 9th, 1865.
TO Gen. R. f.. Ike, Comfy c. $. A Your
note Of this date is but this moment Ul:50 A.
NJ received In consequence OF my hiVing
passed from the Richmond and Lynchburg road
to the Famyie and Lynchburg road, an at
this writing about four miles west Of Walters
Church, and will push forward to the front for
the purpose Of meeting you.
notice sent to me on this road where you
wish the interview TO take place will meet me.
Very respectfully,
Your obeident servant,
U. s. GRANT, Lieut. General.
APromArrox, G. Il. April
To Gen r. T.. Lee, Com, =. S. 4.
10 accordance with the substance OF my letter
to you of the 9Th inst. | propose to receive the
surrender of the army Of Northern Virginia
on the following terms to wit
Rolls of all the officers and men to DO made
In duplicate, one copy to be given to an officer
designated by me, the other to be retained by
snch officers as you may designate. The officers
to give their individual paroles not to take arms
against the Government OF the United States
until properly exchanged, and each company or
regimental commander to sign like parole Tor
the men Of their commands. The arms, artillery
and public property 10 be packed and stacked,
and turned over to the officers appointed by me
to receive them. This will not embrace the side
arms of the officers nor their horses nor baggage.
| This done, each officer and man will be allowed
TO return 10 their homes, not to be disturbed by
the Uoted States authorities as long as they
observe their parole and the laws IN force VIII re
they may reside. Very respectfully,
l. 5. GRANT, Lieut.. Zen.
lIpQRs ARMY OF NoRTHERS Va,
April 9th, 1866
10 Lieut. Gen y. S. Grant Cong u, 5. A.:
General have received your letter Of this
date, wthlterms for the surredder OF the army
OF Northern Virginia as proposed by you. As
they are substantially the same as those expressed
10 your letter Of the 9Th lost, they are accepted.
will proceed designate the proper officers
to carry the stpulatlons INTO eii.ct'
Very respectfully,
Your obodlent servant,
Il. f. LIE, General.
J The following is the previous c)rrespo1dence
between Lieut.. Gen. Grant and Gen. LIE, re
fcrred to IN the lOreg ping telegram to the Score
tary OF War.
CLrroN HOUSE,, Va. April .,
To Hon. T.. VI. Stanton, Sec Of Var
The following correspondence has taken place
between Gen. Lee and myself. There has been
no relaxation in the pursuit during Is tendency
I, Us. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
April, :, 1865
y TO Gen. r.. 4. Lee, Com'dg G. y. A.
a General-The result of che last week mus
convince you of the hopeessness Of further
Resistance ON tho part of tho army Of Northern
> Virginia ia this struggle. | feel that il lie q
# and regard 1t rs my duly To shit from myscl
a the responsibility OF any iurthe! efisIon o
= sha md q ftu
. portion of the Confederate states Army, know
d US the Army OF Northern Virginia.
y Very respectfully, Your obi ser'vt.
L. S. GRANT, 1t. Gen. Com. ARMIES of the U. 5
April 7, 1866
GENERAL-l have received your note OF thi
" da.e. Though not entirely OF the opinion yo
a. express OF the hopelessness OF further rosstanc
~ ~ on the part OF the Army Of Northern Virgl il
!" reciprocate your desire to avoid useless cilusio
Of blood aud therefore, before considering you
" proposition, ask the terms you will oGsr o.
- - condition OF its surrender.
ID II. 4. LsE, Gen. Z, S A.
To 1t. Gen. U. S. Grant, Com, Armies OF IN
} United States
: To Gen h. r. LIE, Com. c. $ a.:
GENERAL Your noe OF last evening, in Il
is ply to mine OF the same date, asking tue Goa
IN dltons on which | will accept the surrender d
be the Army Of Northern Virgins, is just received
Us In reply would say that peace beng my drs
D. desire, there Is but one condition that lnsls
" upon, viz that the men surrendered shall b
lie disqualified for taking arms against the Gov
eminent OF the United States uatll prjperl
exchanged. | will mee, you or designate OH
It GERS to meet any officers you may name Tor Ia
oe same purpose ut any point agreeable to you, 70
h. The purpose of arrangnl hniiely the term
in upon which the surrender OF the Amy Of Nor
n taern Virginia will be received.
ri Very respectfully, Your OBJ. servt
II. |. 5. GRANT,
q. 1t. Gen. Com Armies U. $.
he AuRlL s, 1905.
er General i received at late hour your no.
n. oil to-day IN answer 10 nine oi yesterday.
elk did not inteni TO propose the surrender vi Oh
on army VI Northern Vagina, but ask the term
he your proposition. 10 BE- frank | do not thin
the emergency has arisen % call 10y the surret
lst der. But Us the restoration OF peace sd Jgii b
IA. the sole object VI oil desire " KNOW, whe he
lar your proposals would tend TO that cod. / eau
is DOT therefore meet you with a Wes " surrou
re der the army Of Northsrn Virginia, but as IL
ID, as your proposition may an,c. the COnleierat
IT. States iOnees under my Command, and ten /
the restoration poaoo ! should be please
si to meet you at 10, i. NJ. to morrow, on the oil
th stage road 10 Richmond, between tho pieks
y, lines OF The two Armies.
on Very respectfully,
I'd your 0bedlent seryt.
ALL X r. Lac ten. A.. = A