The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-08-03


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nos, ~ 20 keeR mCyne. saw c.es -
esPeciaay 1lter onotiua[ nAu Guy ~ tlle
escape 20 UanNue, tnss Aee Muss seItS - :
ger OF DfeaX OF Dlo1k anu run Heo .0s
inountaa1s.nfedA III al u1cAous Iau
,eave US . 0O1en gue1l11 pan1s 70 nen. :
ny campaign was nos On nicInoIu, nos
tne deieat OF Lee IN actuM nent, Dut 70
remove nun ana ms army ous OF tne cIn-
sest, ano' posSiDie, 70 nave nun use nls
In1uence IN INDUCING the SURRENDER %
yonnson ana inc other isoIateo slMes.
lou sSe tno 49, was an enormous sI@ 1a
uPon tno hlcn as we were G y
nOt nov - now we couio nave enuuIeG y
eaotner year, even IlOm q nnanc1Ha PoIn1
OF view; SO WIN tnese views l wr0Se
1 LIZ, ano opened tae c0iiesp9n0ence wita
wnicn me Wo.ld rs ianlnM. Ley ooes no t
aPPear wen IN mat coHesPonoence-n
nealiy 20 wen Us ne aia Va our suosequens
. .a.efS.ews, wnelo ms wnOle Des,ln1 vas
snet =, patr.ouc snu s1uans sosGier, On-
ceInea a,one iOr the weiiare OF ms army
anu nus otate. received w0rd tnat Leo
~ouiu y. anecc Me u Polnt wluhi" our lnes
E lesH oneroahs heauquatters; l hau 70
Iuo qui'e . uista.ce tarouen u huuuy
county. .onclhoer nov lnaI was coa'-
cerned ABOUT my persooal appearance.
mao an QUO SUIT on, witnout my swora' ana
witnout any DISTINGUISHING marx OF rank
except Inc shouiaer Straps oi Leuoenaht
ueneI~ on WOODEN blouse l was Splash
"a WIN muo IN my long roe. was ai.aiu
Leg m!ent tnmk l meant 10 snow MN
stuoleo aiscourn'sy py SO comlnR-aI isast
tnouent SO. but nad no otner ciotAes
wIInlh reacn, as Lee leuter i0unu me
away rom my Dase Oh supphes. kept on
nuan8 untu met Saerdah. Inc SenerM'
VINO was one OF the heroes OF tne cam
Paen, anu whose pursuit Oh Lee was per
lect IN us Senefaisnlp anu energy toia me
whete 70 ma Lee: remember Inat Snen-
Jan was lmpatiehI wneh met nun "h9-
Ious anu suspicious ABOUT the wnoie ousi-
ness, feared Inere might DC plan 10 escape,
tnat ne nad Lee az MS 1eet, anu Wantcu 10
emu the o. siness Dv going IN anu forcing
an aOsoiote surrender by capture. In lact.
ne had ms troops ready 1or such an assault
Wheh Lees white nag came witnh MS
INES. went up 10 the house where Lee
was waning. lound MIN IN me. new,
splendd UNIFORM, which only recaiied my
Anxiety as 10 my own ciothes while on my
way 10 meet MN. expressed my regret
That was compelled To meet MN IN SO
unceremonlous manner, and he replied
that the only SUIT nc mad available was one
whlcn nad been sent MN by some admirers
IN baltimors anu when ne then wore Tor
tne hrst ume. we spoke OF Oh lrlehus IN
tne army. remembered having seen Lee
IN Mexico. nc was much higher IN rank
IMAM myseit at the lime That suppose ne
had no recollection Of me. But he said he
remembered me very well. We talked OF
Old times and exchanged inquiries about
friends. Lee then brOached the subject OF
our meeting. told him my terms, and
Lee, listening attentively, asked me to
write them down. TOOK out my manifold
order BOOK and pencil and wrote them
down General Lee put on MS glasses ana
read them over. The conditions gave the
officers their side arms, private horses and
personal baggage. l said to Lee that 1
hoped and believed THE would De the close
OF the war. mat IL was most Important
that the men should go come and go TO
work, anu the government would not
throw any obstacles IN the wBy. Lee an
swered that IL would nave most happy
eject and accepted the terms. handed
over my penciled memorandum to an aide
to put into Ink and we resumeo our con-
versauOn about old times and friends In
the armies. various Omcers came IN
LOngstreet, Gordsn, Plckett, from the
south; sheridan, ORD ana others rom our
slde. some were Old Trends; LOngstreet
ana myself, Tor instance, and we mad
general taik. Lee no doubt expected me
70 ask ior MS sword. IL would only, said
the Genera, smhing, nave gone 70 the
patent ONCE TO De w0rshipped Dy the
washington reOe!s. lhere was announcer
pause wnen ne said tnat most OF the AMI
mas IN MS cavalry ana artiiery Werer
owned Dy the pf1vates, anu ne would IKE
To know, under the terms, whether they
would De Regarded as private properly OF
the property OF the government. said
under the Terms OF surrender tney belong.
Ell 10 the government. GenerA Lee rea0
over the ietter ana saiu tnat was 80. l