Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-15
ELK POINT, UNION COUNTY. DAKoT

j tF3L y ID
ts,r 4 ! O.. Iae f;ener.l-,n.,,b,ef ar.
rived and ass,,i - 81 the truth that Gen.
Lea. nudine r. circumyented and sur.
roundcd. had exprcssed : WILLINGNESS
to sufrender. M s''' ~ 4
a foW Nos1a sheridan expained the
eitunkiOn In n and made Grant aware
hok oompIet1 fcbnl leader and the frae.
merits of the amy were at his mercy.
VIII chs AffR1 - potplmAc of, the north
and east. Ahd "A and Ord on the south
ana Wetf th9 fliat had itiihstpbd. ai,d
fnrlal1od nnA n A and avoided Grant ~,
IfaIsr 40 n.y. II MA rower Na Dro-
ceeled II onsS sinterview.
Tho IN, iS Sasris Together In lonr
Vnf]ey II ~ 4 rider. and Aupomat-
fSI Sfna an = bStwees, the lines which
O0aid be exsdIS ifles. The Mclean house
nAx,dn9 Z lfrtlf q s,intu h,IgldinU ~ i'm 4 ve,.
rH,Sil 4 ia ft5ySS Ss,t wna mel ~ .ce M he
tiSroshuId S{8 ~ \ narro,v hail and A
Naked little r1Si Son.ainiilg table and two
bf Three ChnH ~ fbie the rentlcmen on
terCd. each nj .Scrnmpaniesi nv q angle
fsi3-Sa-cnmrl5 Snas,v a twenty national
fy1IIoers shnf43 Sswad emon,r tksm Rheri-
liInn. ()fd. ~ - III Grants own stnff.
IN tSvk,pl sfSS iso,n hi,t hf ana (,ot.
MarNkait r. A hfs secretary. The
4 n chfefa r. &iat}s ana i - al 9r,ce be-
rIfs, Z s.f,,x|2 fssr 10 ,anresred more
ixnesnayn - hle.vtctof He ain H<rcll
a7f ~ slss u s. sa 6fS s.I.t,ssa ( tsslv dtesat,x1
q Z ss 49,. 4 y - ySSpA nflats ana :
II ~ Jssf s - fsrssaA isf aha
state ~ yirrint. whiia thn ,,riforms ~
Grant sr,t, those who accom-, nanie,i him we're
so;lhd and worn. some had sleot in their
bobts for dAvs knd Grant xhon no stnr,ed
for Farmyilc. two DAYS before. had been r. d.
inv around in camn without a sword. He
had not since visited his own Headquarters.
mud was therefore, nj this mo,nent without
side arms The contrast WAS sinrular. and
CnI Wam,h i, ,,-.s .s,cS 49, 3, .,,,oa as",,
tha, his ~ a. ans -. 80. =, Az ,sh,la the
rational ofncers baa hoen ,,nah,o 70 Lcan
thnmse,ve. frca fro,n the stains ~ hst,la ! M
tbo road ua rcnlsad thot Sho rilap bod coY,,a
mon them snddenIv n davor two berore ana
thew we're obl isycd ~ sacryf,ce thar hond mas
ta,s ,rain. aud ne thax cnn,d 90 % h,,t on.
su,t of c,othrs. each h,,rriediv selee ted inc
bcst that he had ana sn IL wss tbat at ,nis
inucfnto Tpe and his aids na,nn ware het
Ter dresstd than. the men thai had nnrs,ied
them Iee was tall tnc in person hand
sorno a, rao.uros Croya onf diartaad a.,
baarspr-;f arvthirg a H,,,a tno gor,nai
,rhere wos a s,,gaastiop of ntynrt In Ma de.
nortment. somethiny that showed no w. "a do
tnrnjnad 20 dio ,rracag,,II,,. q h,nt of Cnaar
,nntsing bimself in he mantle Ent anart
from this there was notniny to critic 60 :
oH.~ris Trmys.
Grant. as us,,ni was sim Mo and cotnposod
hui ,y;th ncna ~ ~ .r.ard a;r ahnut him
No, oiu 4 a
,soar.mea H. ata a a. has -. a,, as Va n,.ar
and Ms t,y, hat,a.saa ,,r nn",.on a'snoLc
snd antoI DC ,,iais,I. a. ~ ~, $50 80 nsont
,,,'s " as p.ay DC rr ~ no 49,,
s., s "a tty ty aae.os l =. uusI"ess t.i tS 1s y.
Mou haVc euspec.eo tnat nc was aoout 70 70
nno os ,h sui. ..'n y. an n's sn... =. snm.
.,,, " h,a .ae nost .ere Ma.s -,
c,nso ~. ~ .uum ",,;a. . ~ ~ s I'M.
oso ,os ~ ~, .nv uu,e' niau ~su". .s. muo
NTH tha oishnrota a1a,,,,n,n.r s q, -, "a
wn "a "0 o"''i"'o se"Aeih"'' =" si"S "i'u
,rh, .,,,,,,.s.t,on -. a.. roI,.A, a.. ,h.
,noo.i,a ne ~. ,uo so,,,ans IN nari;a, ,..a -,
in Mnn;en whom rrsn, haS haan a s,,h.,to,,
ava Iaa staG nr,an, 20 sno,t RI" rohai
Conorai howan.r go, aa..nr.., A., ,ha ~.
,o,,t 80 nc ,ntan,,;o,. asLad =. ~ saa ~, A.
Eon cront,. no said IT. .sco.toir sou, -
unan ,.h.t .o.rs. ,,a,. o,,,a ~ -
tho ~ s,,r.anS,r ~ 10, ..,,, G.a,,. .a.,1,a,,
that ,ha o,,iners IA 10, ,',,,st , onn,,,a
,,,.isono,s ~ ,a, ,;,l,,,,A ~, 1s c,,,ns. III
anmmntt,on w,aa,,ons ga .,n,,i,,s NJ ,rs.
!, narnie wn,,fa Ia ,,a,,an,,,, h,na,ns tha,a 10
co 10 ,h.., ho,os ora ro,,,a,,, ,h.nn .,,,;i
s.h.n,ad ~ ra,,a,'nd h., ,,,o,nr s,.hnr,ts,
Iae said br Nod a avr,ac,oa snr,n s,,cS ,h,nss
s ,hasa Qua 80, .s,,,,s .hns ts.
cxae,ly rnla,ant wharnm,,,,, c.ant a.
onircd. .. no ,,,aors,and Can 80 tha.
Sn,, o,e,,. t.oso .r,..,s. 20, !. ~ ;, .asS' 10
..and ~ ro,, will ~, sha,,, ;,,.,' Sst;r,, sii
sign thn,n p'' '"'o "'''s "'
Grant then sat dow, IN tho ,;tt,. t.ble .,a
,,s,,, .ts s,,icS,, - rs.4., ''Ss '-''>. '
ApppM.Twnx Garner Hot,sr Arr,t n, :.
Can y " Iee sf,ommandirgc
in accordance witt the substance Of my
letter to you OF the 9Th inst. i propose 10
receive the surrender Of inc Army OF Nor,h-
ern Virginia On, tho Following terms IN wit.
Rolls of ali the otiit crs and men TO he made
In dun ;cate opr oonv to In given IA n n.Yicer
DESIGNATED hy mo, the other 10 ho retained
nv such oil, ers ms van may designate
nor Il, take arms against the limited States
untll Observation-Disclosures and each comnanv
orr resimcntal commander sign IKE ns,ole
for the men of the r commands
The arms. artillery, and nnhlic nropertv to
be u cked and stacked. and turned over to
the officers appointed by nc to receive them.
This will NOT embrace the sife-arms of the
officers nor tbejr prIvate horses ar baggage,
This done. each o,f,ccr and man will he nj.
lowed 10 return to their homes not To he dis.
turbed Inv United States n,thoritv an long as
they observe their narole and tho laws in
force where thov may reside. Very respect.
fnliy. r. $, GRANy. I.ieutenant General
While Grant WAS writing he ehnnced 10
look I'M nj leo. who sat nearly opposite. and
at that momnnt Noticed the glitter Of his
sword. The sight suggested an alteration in
the farms and hn insnrf al the orovision that
on cers sho,id = ai,nwca to rctain their side.
arns Eorses .na ,ar.onai yro,,orty Toe
haa "a nocon,e,, crant.s onmaitiop rs,ho,t This
"tin,Ia, am ana annn,tass -, ,,,ec,ad ~ s,,r.
render his sword. But this humiliation he
ana his gallant oiiiters were spared. "nen
the terms were written OUT, Grant hanaed
the papers TO his great antagonist;
VINO put ON his spectacles 10 READ
them. lie was evidently toucned by
homogeneous ciemency. ana espec any py the
,nterpoiat:on wnlch saved SO mucn 10 the
ieenn9s o. y soinler. ne sala q. once Una. !,
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