The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
Camp United States Army, April 9.
GFx r r. lee

Camp United States Army, April 9.
GEN. r. E. LEE,
Com'dg Confederate States Armies.
Your note of this date is but this moment |
Q1:l5 a. ny received, in consequence Of my |
having passed from the Richmond and |
Lynohburg to the Danyille and Lynchburg |
Railroad. am at this writing about four |
miles west Of Walters Church. and will push |
forward to the front for the purpose of
meeting you. Notice to be sent to me on
this road where you wish the interview to
to take place, you will meet me.
Very respectfully. your obt serv't,
Z. S. GRANT,
Lieut.. Gen.
APPoMArTox Court HOUSE, April 9.-Gen
Il. E. Lee, etc-In accordance with the sub
stance of my letter to you, Of the 8th in
stant, propose to receive the surrender Of
the Army of Northern Virginia on the fol
lowing terms, to-wit
Rolls of all the officers and men to be
made out in duplicate-one copy to be
given to any officer designated by me, the
other to be retained by such officers
as you may see fit to designate.
The officers to give their Individual paroles
not to take up arms against the Government
of the United States until properly ex-
changed; and each company or regiment
commander to sign like paroles for the men
of their commands; the arms, artillery
and public property to be packed,
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 private
horses or baggage. This done, each officer
and man will be allowed to return to their
homes, not to be disturbed by the United
States authorities SO long as they observe
their parole and the laws i'll force where
they may reside.
Yours, respectfully,
U. S. GRANT
HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN VA,
April 8, 1866.
Lieut. Gen, Grdnt-I have received your
letter of this date. containing terms of sur
render of the Army of Northern Virginia, as
proposed by you, and as they ere the same
expressed ir your letter ofthe 8th inst, they
are accepted. l will proceed to designate
the proper officers to carry the stipulhtions
into effect.
Very respectfully,
R. E. LEE, General.
The following is the previous correspond
ence between Grant and Lee, referred to in
the foregoing telegram:
CLIFTON HOUSE, VA, April 9.
To the Hon. E. NJ. Stanton, seoretnry of War:
The following correspondence has taken
place between Gen. Lee and myself. There
has been no relaxation in pursuit during its
tendency.
U. S. GRANT Lieut.. Gen.
APRIL Z, l865.-Gen. r. E. Lee-The
results of the last week must 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 re-
gard it as my dut to shift from myself the
responsibility of any further effusion of
blood, by asking of you the surrender of
that portion of the Confederate States Army
known as the Army of Northern Virginia.
Very respec. fully, U. S. GRANT
Lieut.. Gen.
APRIL 7.-Generdy: have received your
note of this date. Though not entirely Of
the opinion you express of the hopelessness
of further resistance on the part of the army
of Northern Virginia, respect your desire
to evade the useless effusion of blood, and
therefore, before considering your PROPOSE
ton, ask the terms you will offer and condi-
ton of surrender. R. E. LEE.
APRIL 8.-Your note of last evening in
reply to mine of same date, asking what con-
ditions will accept for the surrender of the
Army Of Northern Virginia, is received. In
reply would say, that peace being my first
desire, there is but one condition that in
sist on-that the men surrendered shall
be disqualified for taking up arms against
the Government of the United States until
properly exchanged. I will meet you or
designate officers to meet any officers you
may name for the same purpose, at any
point agreeable to you for the purpose of
arranging definitely the terms on which the
surrender of the Army Of Northern Virginia
will be received. Very respectfully,
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF c. S. A.,
April 8, 1865.
GeneTnl-I received at late hour your
note 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.
be frank do not think the emergency has
arrived to call for surrender, but as a
restoration of peace should be the sole OBJ
ject Of all, desire to know whether your
proposals would tend to that end. I can
not therefore meet you with
view to surrender the army
of Northern Virginia, but as
far as you proposition may affect the Con
federate States forces under my command
and tend to the restoration Of peace should
| be please to meet you at 10 O'clock A. NJ, to-
morrow, at the old stage road to Richmond,
between picket lines ofthe two armies.
Very respectfully, R. E. LEE.
To Gen. Grant, q. S. a., AprI 9.-Your
note Of yesterday is received, and have no
authority to treat on the subject of peace.
The meeting proposed for l0,o'clock A. N. to-
| day, could lead to no good.
viii state, however General that | am
equally anxious for peace with yourself, and
| the whole North entertains the same feel
ing Terms upon which peace can be had
! are well understood by the South.
BY laying down their arms they will
! hasten that most desirable event, save thou
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