The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-15
Surrender Of Lee and His Army,

Surrender OF Lee and his Army.
War BULLETIN.
HEAD QUARTERS, Army Of the u. g..
April 8. $50 r. NJ. Hon. Etis0tn NJ Stanton
4Sec,y of War. Gen. Lee surrendered the
army Of Northern Virginia this afternoon,
upon the terms proposed by myself. The
accompanying additional correspondence
will show the. condition fully.
Signed, q. s. GRANT.
OFFICIAL,
WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsHINoroN.
April 9, 9 r. u. MAJ. Gen. Diz. Ne,0 York.
This department has received the official
report OF the surrender this day, OF Gen.
Lee and his army to 1t. Gen. Grant. on
the terms proposed by Gen.. Grant.
=. III. STANTON, 6ec'y OF War.
! APRIL Q, 1865 Geneyal: I received your
note of this morning on the picket line,
whittier had come to meet you. and as,
certain definitely what terms we're esnbrac.
ed in your proposition of yesterday, with
reference to. the surrender Of this army /
now request an interview in accordance
with the offer contained .insyou ofsyes-
terday for that purpsOse. sa
Very respectfully your ob't segs't.
To Lieut.. Gen. GRANT, esa 4,.s,s
Comdg u. s. Armies.
APRIL 6, 1856. - General e. f. Lee. com
manding Confederate States Armies: Your
note Of this date is but this moment, (ll:5O
x. ses,) received, in consequence Of myhav:
ing passed from the Richmond q Lynch.
bnrah road 10 the FArmerville q lIvnch-
pburSh road. I am at, this writing about
four milea weet 81 Walters Church ~ m
push forward to tho front for the purpose
Of meeting you. Notice sent b me- on this
road where You wish the interview to take
place will meet me. $500, is shss :
1901 V0ryaroopeetfnlly your OBJ eerv't, i
ass,s = 's -. UeS 6hAssrs Lts Gan'l. II
AppoMATrox. e. a.. AMI -Atnneral
r. E. LEE, commanding G. SIN accord
Won of the eth inst, Iapropose 10, receive
the surtentlerS of the Army 81 Northern
Virginia. 81 the f1ll INF terms; TO Wit:
R0lla ar III The .of{lC8ts and. MN to be
mads ia dapaints. one COPY e s. given 70
an oficef desiRnateds BY M, The other 70
be retaineGi bS such 0laceFs @ you may
desianafe 'The 0fi1coJB 10 give their indi.
vidual paro3aa not 10 take arms aQainst
the Gotesnnsent OF the United States until
properlv exchaneed, and each companvlor
re1fmeiital conffnander' sigu d like parole
for the men Of their c0mnianiis,
The arme. artillery. and public property
to % packed and stacked. and turned over
them m. g Thu win not SUFFRAGE the side arms
Of the oficers, nor their private horses or
baggage. a~is4 .satt8 =,
This done each officer and man will be
allowed to return to their homes, not to
i S . long = they observe their parole
and the laws in force where they may re-
side. Very respectfully,
%. 8. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
HEApo,Rs ARxY or ,NoRrHRRN v1R.
GINA. April 0.-Iieut. Gen. u. S. Grant.
cov,, rn.,A1nc, n a A-Q>n.rnl. T ho,,n
the term. S ~ 's snrrendar 81 the armv y
Northern Virginia. as pronosed bv vou.-
AS thew are automatically the same as those
EXPRESSED in vour letter Of the Sth inst.
they are accepted. I will proceed to des.
ignate the proper officers to carry the stip.
uiations into effect, - -
y9ry respectfully. your obedient SER
want. Il. e. LEE. General,
The following is the previous correspon-
dence between Lieut., Gen. Grant and Gen,
Lee referred 70 in the foregoing telegram
to the Secretary Of War: 3