Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-04-13
CLOSING OF THE LAST act.
Surrender of General Lee
and His Whole Army.

H0A OkkMO1 Va oOAkOl ctl 1kCO
and His Whole Army.
GRANTS. TERMS ACCEPTED.
Corres 6ndence Between Gems.
Grant and Lee.
OFFICIAL.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April
Q, Q, p. M.--7o Major Cen Dir:-Ths De-
the surrender this day Of General Lee and
his whole army to Lieut.. Gen. Grant, on
the terms proposed by Gen. Grant.
(Signed) Il. NJ STANTON,
Sec'y Of War.
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF TEE u. s.,
4 80, p. NJ, April 80 Hon. +. NJ Stan
ton, Secretary Of War Gen. Lee surren-
dered the Army of Northern Virginia this
afternoon upon the terms proposed by my
self. The accompanying additional cor
respondence will show the conditions fully.
lSignedl u. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
APRIL Q, General:-I received
your note this morning on the picket line,
whittier had come to meet you, and as
certain definitely what terms we're embraced
in your proposition Of yesterday With refer
ence to the surrender Of this army. new
request an interview in accordance with the
offer contained in your letter of yesterday
fer that purpose
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't ..
r. II. LEE, Gen'l.
To Lieut.. Gen. GRANT, Commanding U.
8. Armies.
APRIL OH, 1865. Gen. r. E. Lee, com,
mdnding the Confederate States Armies
Your note Of this date is but this moment
1880 A. M, received. In consequence Of
my having passed from the Richmond &
Lynebburgh road to the Farmersville &
Lynchburg road. ] am at this writing about
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 when you wish the interview to take
place will meet me.
Very respectfully your ob't serv't,
u. s. GRANT,
Lieut.. General.
APpoMATTox, @. a., April 9.-Gen. r.
q. Lee, Commanding G. s. An accor-
dance with the substance of my letter to you
of the Sth inst, propose to receive the
surrender Of the Army Of Northern Vir-
ginia, on the following terms, to wit:
Rolls of all the officers and men to be
made in duplicate, one copy to be given to
an officer, designated by me, the other to be
retained by such officer as you may desig-
nate. The officers to give their individual
paroles not to take arms against the gov.
ernment Of the United States until proper.
ly exchanged, and each company or regi-
mental commander sign list parole for the
men Of their commands. The arms, artil.
lery and public property to be parked and
stacked and turned over to the officers APP
pointed by me to receive them. This will
not embrace the side arms of the officers
nor their private horses or baggage. This
done, each officer and man will be allowed
to return to their homes, not to be disturb
ed by the United States authority 80 long
as they observe their parole and the laws in
force where they may reside.
Very respectfully, U. S. GRANT,
Lieut.. Gen.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIR
GINA, April 9.-Lieut. Gen. u S. Grant
Commanding U. y. Al have received
your letter of this date, containing the
terms of the surrender Of the Army Of
Northern Virginia, ~ proposed by yeu. A,
pressed in your letter OF the 9th inst, the,
are accepted. will proceed to designate
the proper officer To carry the ipulator
into effect.
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
Il. h. LEE, General.
The following is the previous correspon
dence between Lieut.. Gen. Grant and Gen
Lee, referred to in the foregoing Telegram
to the Secretary Of War:
CLIFTON HOUSE, VA, April 5, 1866
10 Hon. H. NJ. Stanton, ,Secy Of War
The following correspondence has taker
place between Gen. Lee and myself. There
has been no relaxation in the pursuit during
its pendency.
(Signed) u. 8. GRANT. Lieut.. Gen.
APRIL I, lS65.-4o General R. e. Lee
Commanding Confederate States Army
The result Of the last week must convince
you Of the hepelessness of further resist
ance on the part OF tho Army of Nsrtherr
Virginia in this struggle. feel that it il
so, and regard it as my duty to shift from
myself any further efiusion OF blood by ask
ing OF you the surrender of that portion OF
the Confederate States army known as the
Army of Northern Virginia.
Very respectfully, your ob't sev't,
u. 8. GRANT,
Lieut. Gen. Comd'g Armies u. 8.
List Of General Onicers Surren-
derea by Lee.
New YORK, April 1.-THE Herald
publishes list of the General officers
surrendered by Lee. 1t comprises the
General in Chief, three Lieutenant
| Generals, seventeen Major Ganarals