Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-03


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Gen. Lee replied asking an interview.
The interview took place at Appomatox
Court House, on the 9th of April. The
result was the surrender of Gen. Lee and
his entire army. The only condition inn
posed by Gen. Grant was to this effect !:
"The officers to give their individual paroles
not to take up arms against the Govern
ment of the United States until properly
exchanged, and each company or regimen
tai commander sign like parole for the
men of their commands" The officers
were to retain their side arms, horses and
baggage. There were no dishonOrabie con-
ditions imposed. The concluding para
graph of the stipulations was as follows: .
"This done, each officer and man will be
allowed to return to his home, NOT TO BE DIS
TURBeD By United States authority as long as
they observe their paroles and THE LAWS IN
FORCE WHERE THEY MAY RESIDE"
What followed? Let me quote from
General Grants official report to the Sec
retary of War. He says:
"General Lees great influence through
out the whole South caused his example
to be followed. and to day the result is that
the armies lately under his leadership are
at their homes, desiring peace and quiet,
and their arms are in the hands of our or
dinance officers"
"On the receipt of my letter OF the 5th,
General Sherman moved directly against
Joe Johnston, who retreated rapidly on
and through Raleigh, which place General
Sherman occupied on the morning of the
18th. The lay preceding news of the sur
render of General Lee reached him at
Smithfield.'
'On the 14th, correspondence was open
ed between Gen. Sherman and Gen. john
cN1 al faI fhn in N
agreement for suspension OF hostilities,
memorandum or basis of peace, subject
to the approval of the President. This
agreement was disapproved by the Presi-
dent on the 21st, which disapproval, to-
gether with your Instructions, was COM
municated to Gen. Sherman by me in per-
son on the morning of the 24th at Raleigh,
North Carolina, in obedience to your orr
ders. Notice was at once given by him to
Gen. Johnston for the termination of the
truce that had been entered into. On the
25th another meeting between them was
agreed upon to take place on the. 26th,
which terminated in the surrender and
disbandment of Johnston's army upon sub
stantally the same terms as toere given to Gen.
Lee" ~
: On the 4th of May Gen. Dick Taylor sur
rendered all the remaining rebel forces east
of the Mississippi-the few yet west of the
Mississippi, under Kirby Smith, were sur
rendered on the 18th of May. Thus was the
last vestige of armed hostility to the Gov
ernment removed; the Submission to the
authority of the Government was complete
and unreserved; nothing remained but to
perfect the work Of restoration. General
Grant. in closing his report of the opera
tions of the armies, alludes to this subject
as follows:
THE splendid achievements of each have
nationalized our victories, removed all
- /~H sat 0rya m
fortunately experienced too mIch), and
the cause of elimination and recrimination
that might have followed had either Sec
tion failed i'm its duty. All have proud
record, and all sections can well congratu-
late themselves and each other for having
done their full share in restoring the SUI
premacy of law over every foot of territory
belonging to the United States. Let them
hope for perpetual peace and harmony with
that enemy, whose manhood, however mis-
taken the cause, drew forth such herculean
deeds of valor."
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