The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-13

.Aprl o, 1865.
Gen. u. r.. lee, C0mmaHdiRg The Con.
Ccdcraie States 4 rmiss:

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fcdcraie States Armies:
y Your note orthis dutn il but This mo.
r mcnt (ili50 a. NJ received, IN epusc.
, oucnc1 OF MY having passed from the
Richmond g. Lynchburg road to the
Fdrmyilc & Lyuchburg roud. ] nm o.
ihis writing tbuut imilcs west ot Wal.
; tors Church, and viii push forward to the
trout for the purpose OF meeting you.
i Nuuco sent to me on this road whore you
wish tho interview to take place,w u meet
mo.
Very respectfully your obcdiert servant
u. $. GRASr, Lieut.. General.
GRANTS TERMS OF suRRLEDER.
ArroMArrux COURT liousr, April 0.
Gen. r. T.. Lee, Commanding C.S.A.:
In eccordlncc with the substance Of
my letter To- you of the 9Th inst, pro.
poso To receive the surrender Of the Army
Ior Northern Virginin on the following
terms, 10 wit; Rolls of all the officers
and men 10 be made In duplicate, ono
copy to be given 10 an officer designated
lby M, the other to be retained by such
officers "a you may dcsgnatc. Tho OH
c,rs TO g.vc their ind yidual paroles not
1 to take arms against the Government Of
the United States Until properly cXchang.
ed; cRch compnuy or rcgimoutal com.
mandcr sign like parole for the men oi
| their commands.
/ The arms, artillery and public property,
! TO bc rurkcd aud stacked and turned over
TO the oGiccrt appointed by me to receive
them. This win not embrace tho side.
ufms Of the onicors nor theft private
horses or borsuec. This done, each uGi
ccr aud man viii bo ulioWad TO return 10
their homes, not t. ho disturbed by the
Unitcd States uuthnriucs ~ long us they
observe their parole, aud the laws In the
force where they muy reside.
Very respectfully, u. s. GnASr,
/ Lieutenant. General.
LEE Accrrrs GRANTS TERMS.
/ 'lIrApQuARrrRs ARMY oF NoRruEGS Va
April ..
Licui.. GEN u. s. GRAFT, Comdg q.
! y, A;
GrNEpAl; have received your letter
of lhis date, containing the terms OF sur
render oi the Army OF Nurlhcrn Virginia,
IA. proposed by YOU. A they aro sub
NANNAltllN wv ENilli ~ NAl''F' "a l'th NFNh il
your l,ttcr urthc Sth inst, thoy ore uccep'
ted. viii proceed to designate the
proper officers to carry the supulntious
/ into effect.
Very respectfully, your obt servant
r. \. LEE, General.
THE PRELIMINARY c,UREsroNpCNcr.
The following ia 'hc previous corrc
spundeuce between licutcnanl.G .Gcnero
Grant aud General Lee, referred to IL
the foregoing telegram to the Secretary
! ut War,
} GEN, GRANT TO rur SECRETARY or WAR.
! CLIFTON Horsr, Va, April o.
lion, L, W, Stanton, Seeretaiycf Var
\ Tho following coucspondcucc has
taken place between General Lee and
mysclL There has been no relaxation in
the pursuit duriug it' pcndncy.
[Sgucd,l U. $, GRANT, Lcut,Gen.
GRANT rEopsrs THAT LIE SURRENDER.
April Z, 1865.
Gen, Il, 4. Lee Commanding C.S. A,
GENrRAGs The result ol the last week
must convince you ol the hoprl ssucss OF
further resistance ON the part ct the Army
OF Norllprn Virginia ia this struggle.
I feel lha, ID is SO, and regard Il as my
duty oshit from myself the responsibii.
" ot any further oiinsion Of blood, by
asking Of you the surrender OF that por.
ton oi the Confederate States Army
known as the Army OF Northern Virginia.
| Very respectfully, your obt serv't,
u. s. GRASr.
Commanding Armies os tho U. S.
LIZ ASKS the CONDITIONS.
April G, 1865.
!, GuNrRALi have received your note
of this date. Though not entirely OF the
7 opin on YOU express of the further rcss.
iance on the part the Army of North.
1 crn Nirgiuiu, ! rcoiprooute your desire 10
avoid useless cflGsion OF blood, aud, there
/ fore. before considering your proposition,
l ask the terms you will ofiGr, on condition
OF It's surrender
tSpnedl II, l., LEE, General.
10 Licul,.Gcn. u. $, GRANT, com.
mandng Armies Of the U, s.
GRANTS oNE COMPTON.
April s, 1865.
! Gen. Il. e, Lee, eomaaHdiag c. s. A.
GENERAL. Your note Of last evening
In reply 20 mine Of tho same date, asking
the conditions on which ] will accent the
surrender of The Array Of Norhern Vir.
ginia, is just received. In reply, | will
say that peace being my frs, desire. there
/ il but one condition | insist upon, viz;
that the men surrender shall be- disquali.
fled for taking up arms sgain against the
l Government of the UnRed States until
properly exchanged. will meet you, or
designate officers to meet any officers
you may name, for the purpose OF arrang.
ing definitely tho terms upon which the
surrender OF the Army of Northern Vir.
4, ginia will be received.
Nerp respectfully,
; your obedient servant
U. =. GRANT,
= Lieutenant General com'dg A, U. S.
LIr WANTS TO TREAT ON rEAcE.
, April s, 1868.
GrsERAL; received at late hour
your note to.doy In answer to mine of
Yesterday did not intend 10 propose
lhr surrender ot the Army VI Northern
. Virginia, but To ask the terms of Your
{ proposition. To be frank, do think tho
; emergency has arisen % call for tho sur
/ render oi this army; hut rs the res,ors.
ton 4 pea e should be the solo object of
all, desire 10 know whether your pro
rofsls would tend 10 that end. would