The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
Yer, respectfully,
L. 5. GRANT, LIEUT.. General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN Viz.
April 9. 1868.


Lieut.. Gen. L. s. GRANT, Com. L. $. 4:
| have received your letter Of this date.
containing the terms OF surrender of the
army Of northern Virginia as proposed by
you. As they IRE substantially the same
as those expressed in your letter of the
9Th inst, they are accepted. | will rlo-
ceed to designate the poper officers to car
ry the stipulatons into effect.
Very respectfully your obed't servant,
L. i. LEE, General.
The following is the previous CORES
pondence between Lieut. Gen. Grant aud
Gen. Lee, referred to in the foregoing
telegram to the secretary of war:
CLIFTON House, Va, Apr. ., 1865.
Ron. EDWIN ~ STANTON, Sect of war:
The following correspondence has ia
ken place between Gen. Lee and myself.
There has been no relaxation in the pur
suit during its tendency.
(Signed) L. s. GRANT, Lieut. Gen.
APRIL :, 1865.
To Gen. r. F. LER Com c. S. 4:
GESERAI--The result of the last week
mm:t convince You Of the hopelessness of
further resistance on the part Of the army
of Northern Virginia in this struggle. |
feel that it is So and regard it as my duty
to shift from myself the responsibility Of
any further etiusian Of blood by asking Of
you the .urrender Of that portion of the
:. ). army known as the army Of northern
Virginia.
Very respectfully. your obed't. servant.
L. s. GRANT,
Lieut.. Gen. com. armies of the e. s.
APRIL. :, 1865.
CENTRAL have received your note
of this date. Though not entirely Of the
opinion you express of the hopelessncss of
further resistance on the part Of the army
of northern Virginia, | respect yonr de-
sire to save useless efiusion of blood. and
therefore. before considering your propo-
sition, ask the terms you will offer on con
dition Of Is surrender
Il. l.. LEE, General.
Lieut.. Gen. L. s. GRANT, Commanding
armies OF L. s.
APRIL 5, 1865.
Gen. X. Il. Les, commanding G.. s. A.
GENERALLY cure note of last evening
in reply to mine Of the same date, asking
on what conditions ] Will accept the sur
render OF my army of northern Va, is just
received. In reply, | would say that,
peace boipg my first desire, there is but
one condition [ insist upon. viz: That
the men surrendered shall be disqualified
from 10 ip, n, orn,o a,,o;,c. a.. .,..o.
ment of the United States until properly
exchanged. | will meet you or designate
officers to meet any officers you may name
for the same purpose, at any point agree
able to you, for the purpose, Of arranging
definitely the terms upon which the sur
render of the army of northern Virginia
will be received.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
L. s. GRANT.
Lieut.. Gen. commanding armies L s.
APRIL 8, 1865.
GENERAL-1 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 northern
Virginia, but to ask the terms OF YOUR
proposition. To be frak, | do not think
the emergency has arisen to call for the
surrender of this army; but, as the resto-
ration of peace should be the sole object
of all desire to know whether your pro-
posal would tend to that end. | cannot.
therefor, meet you with view to surren-
der the army Of northern Virginia. but,
as far as your propositions may affect the
G. s. forces under my command and tend