The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-04-13
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.

on the terms proposed by myself The
accompanying additional correspondence
will show the conditions fully.
U. S GRANT, Lieut.. General.
April 9, 1865.
GENERAL: I received your note of
this morning on the picket-line, whittier
[ had come to meet you and ascertain def
initely what terms were embraced in your
proposition of yesterday with reference to
the surrender of this army.
now request an interview in accord
ance with the offer contained in your let
ter of yesterday for that purpose.
Very respectfully, your obdt servant.
r. f. LEE, General.
To Lieut.-Gen. Grant, Commanding
United States Armies.
April 9, 1865.
Gen. r. Z. LEE, Commanding Confed-
crate States Armies Your note of this
date is but this moment, 11:60 a. NJ, re-
ccived.
In consequence of my having passed
from the Richmond and Lynchburg Road
to the Farmville and Lynchburg Road, l
am, at this writing, about four miles
west of Walters Church, and will push
forward to the front for the purpose of
meeting you.
Notise sent to me on this road where
you wish the interview to take place will
meet me.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. S. GRANT, Lieut.. -GeneIal.
Appomatax Court House, April 9, 1865.
Gen. r. Z. Lee, Commanding c. S. A.
In accordance with the substance of my
letter to you of the 9Th inst, l propose to
receive the surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia, 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 officers as you may
designate.
The officers to give their individual pa
roles not to take arms against the Govern
ment of the United States until properly
exchanged, and each company or regi-
mental commander sign like parole for
the men of their commands
The arms, artillery, and public proper
ty to be parked and stacked and turned
over to the officers appointed by me to re-
ceive 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 United States authority
so long as they observe their parole and
the laws in force where they may reside.
Very respectfully,
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.. General.
Hdqrs. Army of Northern Virginia. !
April, 9, 1865.
Lieut.. Gen. U. S. Grant, Commanding
U. S. u: GENERAL: [ have received
your letter of this date, containing the
terms of surrender of the Army of Nor
thern Virginia, as proposed by you. As
they are substantially the same as those
expressed in your letter of the Sth inst,
they are accepted. l will proceed to des-
ignate the proper officers to carry the
into effect.
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
X. L. LEE, General.
The following is the previous cores
pondence between Lieut.. General Grant
and Gen. Lee referred in the foregoing
telegram to the Secretary of War:
Clifton House, Va, April 9, 1865.
Hon. i. NJ. STANTON, Sec. of War:
The following correspondence has ia
ken place between Gen. Lee and myself.
There has been no relaxation in the pur-
suit during its tendency.
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen
April l., 1865.
Gen. Il. E. Lee, Commanding C. S. A.
GENERAL: The result of the last week
must convince you of the hopelessness of
further resistance on the part of the Ar
ny of Northern Virginia in this struggle.
feel that it is SO, and regard it as nv
luty to shift from myself the responsible
ty of any further efusion of blood, by
skiing of you the surrender of that por :
ion of the Confederate Southern Army.
,nown as the Army of Northern Virginia.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-Gen.
Armies of the United States
April 7, 1865.
GENERAL: | have received your nota J.