Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-04-26
MEETING OF GRANT AND LEE.

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MEETING OF GRANT AND LEE.
The meeting between the two generals
Tor the purpose of arranging the terms
OF surrender OF the rebel army, took place
at the Milan Mansion, in the village of
Appomattox on Sunday the 9th inst. The
army correspondent Of the PHILADELPHIA
Inquirer describes the incidents of The in.
teryiew as follows:
"As the clock struck . p. NJ, Con, Lee
accompanied by Gen. Marshall. his chief
OF stati, rode up and was at once shown
INTO the parlor, large room neatly fur
nisbed, Its owner was a wellto-do far
mer, living in that vicinity. Lee, on en-
terlng took a seat at q table. lie was
very neatly dressed in Confederate gray
His sword was very beautiful one, and
was the present Of his friends. Grant en-
tered but few minutes lator accompan-
led by Col. Parker, aid-de-camp Grant
was dressed in very modest suit of blue;
dress coat the worse for wear, no sword
and no cigar.
ION his entering, Lee arose. aud shak-
ing hands, they introduced their respec-
tive chiefs OF statEs, and after a few COM
mon-place remarks, Lee said General.
have requested this interview to learn
more fully the terms you propose" To
(which Gen. Grant replied Twill grant
a parole to officers and men, and the Off
GERS may retain their side arms and per.
sonal effects"
Lee replied, Il do not see any reason
for their modification and the Army, of
old Army of the Potomac. orders were
then given for the necessary papers to be
drawn up, and in the meantime an hour
end twenty minutes were passed in recall
ing "reminiscences of the past, events that
transpired long before the war, no allus.
ion being made by either to our present
war, Its causes or effects, or to the future.
"At about 81 ?. NJ, the articles were
drawn up and signed. Lee then remark
ed, many of my cavalrymen own the
horses which they ride does the word
personal effects include them {? General
Grant answered, i think they ought to be
turned over to the United States
General Lee Il ooincideiin that opin-
ion, as the have been used in the
army
'"General Grant quietly replied, But /
will instruct the officers who are appoint
ed TO carry out the capitulation, TO allow
those who have their own horses to return
their homes; they will then do for spring
plowiDg,' Lee apparently struck by this
| liberal act of General Grant, and, with
considerable feeling, said "Allow me to
express my thanks for such consideration
and generosity on your part. ] think it
cannot fail Of having good effect
General Lee then asked that each OF
his men might be furnished with papers
to prevent them being forced into the
Con foderate service by the conscription
officers until they are exchanged.
General Grant replied, 81 will order
such certificates to he issued to every man
as soon as the preliminaries are settled"
"Gen. Lee said be had rot the slightest
idea of the number Of men composing his
army as he had received no returns since
the fighting commen9adat lIatcher's Run,
sir CO which the casualties have been very
large.
"The staff Of Cen. Grant were then in
vited in and introduced 10 Gen. Lee, but
after few remarks about topics foreign
to the OCCASION they all separated for the
night.
The army printing press was set in
motion to print the paroles for Lee's men,
and an order was given by Cen Grant to
send twenty thousand rations to the
starving troops that represented the rebel
lion.
Both Lee and Grant were very grave
and seemed to be fully aware of the i'm
= portant parts they were playing in the
great tragedy, the final act of which was
passing so rapidly"
, OrL.-The hired girl alluded to in the
Observer a short time since as having made
$40, 600 by oil has recently sold her inter,
, est for SIS, 900, having refused the SlV,oOu
first offered
The oil well up on the corner OF Holland
, and seventh streets, has now reached
I depth Of six hundred feet. The indica