The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-05-10
'EEae SURRENDER "f yOlinSOn-FHlE
Details of the Afs;air-SYhat the
People Think of Sherman
Sherman C0mPtimented by
Grant

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People Think Of Sherman
Sherman C0mptinented by
Grant.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-On Monday.
April oath, General Sherman as directed
from Washington, sent dispatch through
Major General Fitzpatrick, to General John
son, demanding the surrender Of the forces
under lim, on the same condition allowed
by Lieut.. Gen. Grant to Gen. Lee and the
army of Northern Virginia, and notifying
HIM that otherwise, within torty-eight hours
from the time the message should be re-
celved at the picket front, hostiiities would
he resumed. In reply, the following from
NJ Jor General Butler enclosing the accom-
panng from Gen. johnson. was received at
kilpatrick's post at Durham, at four o clock
J. ~, on the 25th, and transmitted to
Raleigh by telegraph:
lEADQ's BUTLER CAVALRY DRY. !
-.--.. IN THE FIELD, April "a.
10 My. Gen. Sherman, Comntundanq T.
s. ArmN ..
GENERAL: In obedience to orders from
Gen. Joe. E. Johnston, commanding army
Of Tennessee, have the honor to transmit
the dispatch, Of which the above is an off
cial copy.
[Signed NJ G. BUTLER, Maj. Gen.
HBADQ's ARMY OF FTrNNfsIE,
In The FIELD, April 25.
70 Maj. Gen. Shnmao, L. s. h.
Your dispatch Of yesterday is received. -
ohcrf d--such terms for the army as YOU
wrote on the 18th. They also modified az
cording to the change OF circumstances, and
further armistlce to arrange details and
meeting for that purpose.
Signed Jos j. JOHNSTON, Gen.
The following additional was received at
1870 A. NJ, April &c, and also transmit
ted: ...
In THE FIELD, April, 25, 1865.
Ng. Gen. w. r. Sherman, Commandipg
L. s. Forces:
GENERAL: | have had the honor to re-
ceive your dispatch Of yesterday, summon
ing this amy to surrender on the terms ac-
copted by General Lee, at Appomattox
Court House. | propose, instead of such
surrender terms based on those drawn up
by you on the 18th, for dishanding this ar
my, and further arn,istice and conference
to arrange these Terms phe disbanding Of
General Lees army has afflicted this coun-
try with numerous bands, having no means
Of subsistence but robbing, knowledge of
which would, | am sure, induce you to
agree to other conditions Most respectfully
your obedient servant.
j. Il. JOHNSTON, Gen G. s. A.
In reply Gensral Sherman simply said:
''Will meet you at the same time and place
OF tolmer meeting, and the matters of which |
you speak will then be considered. This |
reply was carried by Lieut.. Fuller, Of Xii |
patrick staff who, having waited for an
answer all night at the picket post, returned |
in the MOI ming with tfe following:
GREENSBORO, April &c "a. NJ.
lMgj. Gen. W. I. Shern,aa.
Through Maj Gen. Butler, | will meet
you at the time and place you designate. -
Is armistiec with status quo renewed?
lSlgnedl j. T.. JOHNSTON,
Genera" ="
At IL o'clock on the 18th inst. Major
Sherman, accompanied by Major General |
Schfeld, Major General Howard, Major
General Blair, and Breyet Major General
Fitzpatrick; also Major Mccoy and Major
Audenreid, Of Sheiman's staff; Lieutenant
Colonel Strong, of Howard's staff; Colonel
Wherry, of Schofeld's staff; Major Tonp.
kins, of Blair's staff, and the whole of XII. |
patlick's staff, escort, &C., arrived at ,he
house Of JAS. Bennett, already described
by your correspondent, who has been the
only representative of the press present at
any of these meetings. Five miles from
Durham and eight miles from Hillsboro,
General johnson was delayed by railroad
accident, and did not arrive till an hour Ia
Ter. He was thpn accompanied by Major
General Butler and Col. Logan, command.
ing brigade in McIIaw' division Of cayal.
~; also Major Preston, Of ButJer'p anJ