The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-21
Lees Surrender.
TIE STORY RELATED BY one WHO WAS
THERE

BHkBEs
remember and Il vas reca led II
me tonight in conversation, when the
name of General Grant came up in the
course Of conversation the onderful
sctne tha. transpired in that little place
IN Virginia On the 9Th Of April, / s65
II WAS late in the afternoon when it be-
came known that General Lee had sent
Tor General Gran. 10 surrender 10 bin.
II was bstween two aud three o'clock
when we met in :he little room in the
house where the surrender If Lees
army took place. | know there is q
belief that the surrender took place
under an apple tree, where Grant and
Lee met and exchanged few words
The surrender took place in the left
hand room Of that old-faslioned double
house. The house had q large piazza
which ran along the full length Of il.
Ii was one Of those ordinary Virginia
houses with pas.ageway running
through the center Of il, In that little
room where the meeting took place sat
two young meu--one a grandson Of
Chief Justice Marshall Of the Supreme
Court, reducing 10 writing the terms Of
the surrender on behalf Of Robert +
Lee, the other. man with dusky coun-
tenance-a great-nephew of the cele-
brated chief. Red jacket acting under
General Grant. They two were reduc-
ing to writing the terms of the surren-
der of the army of Northern Virginia
TO the Army Of the Potomac Gathered
around the room were several officers Of
whom l WAS one. Al some distance
apart sat two men; one the most re-
markable man Of his day and genera.
tion. The larger and older of the two
was the most striking il bis appearance.
His hair WAS as white IA the driven
snow There was not speck upon his
coat: not spot upon those gsnntle's
that he wore, which were as bright and
fair as a lady's glove That was Robert
r. Lee. The other was Ulysses S.
Grant, whose appearance contrasted
strangely with that Of Lee: his boots
we,e nearly covered with mud; one
button Of his coat that is. the button
hole was not where it should have been
i. had nearly gone astrsy; and he
wore no sword; while Lee was fully aud
fauitlcssly equipped. The conversation
was not rapid by any means Every
body felt the overpowering influence of
the scene. Every one present felt they
were witnessing proceedings between
the two chief actors in one of the most
remarkable transactions If the nine
teenth century. The words that passed
between Grant and Lee were few. Gen
/ Grant endeavorlng To apologize for
not hein1 fully enninnai-.na noticing
the fauitless appearance Of Lee--whitc
the secretaries were busy. said Gen
ersl Lee. have no sword have been
riding all night" And Lee. with tba,
coldnsss of manner. and all the pride -
almost haughtiness- which, after all.
became him wonderfully well, never
made any reply. but Iii cold. formal
manner. bowed And Gen. Grant, IN
the endsavor 10 take away tha great
wkwsrduess If the sceAe. said: Il don't
always wear sword. because sword
is n very ineonvenient thing" Tha.
was a remarkable thing for him 10 say.
considering that ne was in the presence
Il one who was about 10 surrender his
sword. Lee only bowed again. An
other trying to relieve the awkward
ness of the occasion, inquired; General
Lee. wha, teoame of that white horse
you rode in Mexico? He might not be
dead yet; he was not So old Z" Gener-
nj Lee bowed coldly. and replied: II
left him at the white house on the Pa
munkey river. and have not seen him
since" There was one moment when
there was whispered conversation be-
tween Grant and lee, which nobody in
the room heard.
The surrender took the form Of cor
respondcnoe; the letters were all signed
IN due form by the ch,ei actors in the
presence of each other. Finally, when
I the terms of the surrender had all been
arranged. and the surrender made, Lee
arose cold aud proud, and bowed 70
! every person IN the room on our side.
/ remember each one Of us thought he
bad been specially bowed 70 Aud then
he west out and passed down the little
square iu front of the house, AMI be-
strobe that gray horse tha. carried him
all over Virginia; and when h. had
/ gone away we learned what that whls-
+ ,,erei conversation had been about
+ Gen Grant called his officers about him
an,i said You 20 10 the Twenty four, b
/ and YOU To the fifth, and 81 on. nam
( ing the corps. and ask every man who
/ has three rstions tn turn over two oi
+ them to Ia the CommIsssries and &c
y. ,ha Duartaruas sfarsf ate. Gamer
/ Lees array Is on tho point oi stsrva
/ tiou" And ~. COO rations were carried
I 70 the army If Northern Virginia -
G<s. Geprge n. .>!arps's Decoration Ad
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