The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-11-27
AT APpoMATToy.
INTERVIEW WITH THE LAST SUR
vIvoR OF GEN. LEES STAFF.
The Story OF the Surrender as Told BY
Col. Charles Marshall to Joaquin
MilIer-Kindiy Feelings Of
the Tedersls
joaquin Miller's letter.

must explain mere That nave SAID, and
say again, that the story about Gen Grant
saying to Gen. Lee: @No, Gen. Lee, don't
want your horses; take them home with
you, your men will need them TO pillow
with" etc, was the grandest thing of the
war. was with Garibaldi at the battle Of
Dion, and never recall the circumstance
without the memory Of his enthusiasm over
this utterance and action OF Cen Grant on
the surrender Of Lee. published in this
paper something of this sort year or SO
since, on the occasion Of my visit to Har-
per's Ferry on the anniversary Of John
Browns execution. And that publication
brought out several letters, saying that Gen.
Grant nsver made use OF any such language
ut the surrender. And so ever since / had
been greatly concerned to get ut the cold,
clear truth. IL possible.
Here at last / was face to face with the
only survivor who could really tell me
whether or no Gen. Grant had used any
such language or been any more generous
than the strict terms Of the treaty COM
PEELED. Lee was dead; Grant was dead;
Col Marshall only survived. His testi-
mony. unimpeachabls as 1t Is, was all that
was left u. leaned forward and, looking
the great lawyer earnestly in the face,
asked:
add Cen Grant say to Gen. Lee, I do
not want your horses; your men will need
them to pillow with"
DETAILS OF THE SURRENDER.
Col. Marshall did not seem to attach any
vast importance to my earnest question at
all, but very quietly ans wersd there could
not have been any such language used, and
you will see at once why Gen. Grant could
not have said that
"Will you tell me the details Of the surren-
deri'
"Well, Gen. Grant, soon after he entered
the room. began to write with a pencil
While he wrote, Gems Ord, Badeau, and
finally Sheridan came in. He wrote on q
little tatle which was set apart for the pur-
pose. He wrote slowly and carefully.
At length he handed what he had written to
Gen. Lee who looked it over and at once
said: General this seems to include the
horses which belong to my officers. wish
to explain that as these horses are the
private property Of thss, men they should
retain them"
Col. Marshall paused here for a moment
and then continued:
Gen. Lss explained that some Of the
horses. such As the artillery hors,s and
horses used for transportation belonged to
VIC biiA WYNN NC
without objection, but a, the greater portion
OF the horses were the private property of
those who had them la use he thought it
but equitable that they should be permitted
to retain them"
IN KIND AND MANLY FASHION.
"And what did Gen. Grant replyf'
. II can not at this time venture to say ex-
actly what lie said, il anything. But sup
no ha in N cd md al ak
ion, either by word or look or action OF some
sort For the kindly feeling was not for
moment disturbed. And a. said at first
this morning, nothing was done by any one
on the Federal siie 10 make US feel at all
Inundated or oppressed"
"What was done with the paper which
Gen. Grant had drawn up In pencil, Col
Marshallg'
"Well, Con. Ice had handed 1t back to
Gen. Grant willis making hi, protest and
explanation about the horses"
"Anl what dill Gen. Grant do with it
thenY'
"Why, he simply sat at tho table as before
and wrote To the effect that the officers
should retain their private hoses, as vol
rs all side-arms and baggage"
"An do you know where could find this
paperi7
Il suppose you can find 1t in the archives
OF the civil war in Washington. 1t was the
work AMI property OF Gen Grant, and was
Of course handed back to him after we had
copied it off In ink But wherever that
paper is 1t will 10 found that tho item
about the private horses belonging to tbs
officers of Lees army was inLsrlined and
written In after the terms OF surrender were
first submitted to. Gen. Lee by Gan. Grant
And it was done-and cheefully done,
gladly admit-at the instance and sugge,-
ton Of Gen. Lee
COPIED IN INK.
"Col Marshall. you speak Of the stipula.
tion being copied in ink; when was that
donei'
AT once. Col Babcock copied the stipu-
lation a. coming from Gen. Grant SO
copied out Gen. Lees an .wer, a very short
one, simply accepting the terms Of surren-
der as pr pc Ell by Gen. Grant; these papers
were then signed and exchanged, and the
war was over. / remember we had soms
trouble about finding ink In the house to
write with. Col. Babcock could not get
along with the ink which we found in the
hotel in the parior, and s, / finally gave
him my lite pocket inkstanI"
SINE rsmsrks were then made by Capt
Goddard, my companion, to the effect that
blood AMI swords were more plentiful there
than ink or pens that day, and We aro.e to
take our Leave. The great lawyer came
with W almost to the door, and then, as IL
more than su p,cting that would try to set
down what he had said, he replied:
@Bear in mind, tho war Is over. They
treated Us weii-.nobly, sir. II the Federal
officer hnd besn trainei for the occa sion,
they could MT have behaved in "A manner
better calculated to spare our feelings and
spare Us pa,n, SIR"