Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-02-14

you find brain and heart Like es-
tranged brothers, they come up nearer
10 each other. So General Lee writes:
APRIL 8, 1865.
General received your snote of
this morning ON the picket line,
whittier had come to meet you and
ascertain definitely what terms were
embraced in your proposition of yes
terdAy with reference TO the surrender
Of this army. Inow request an inter-
view in accordance with the offer
your letter of yesterday for
that purpose. Very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
E.LEE, General.
To Lieut. Gen. Grant, Com. u. 8. Ar
mics. ~
Now to the business in hand and less
fo-malities.
APRIL, 9, 1865.
GEN. r. Z. Lee, Commanding c. 8. A: sss
General-Your note OF this date is
but this moment Ql:50 a. M receiv-
ed, in consequence of my having
passed from the Lynchburg road TO
the Farmviile and Lynchburg road.
am at this writing about four miles
west of Walters Church, and will
push forward to the front for the pur-
pose OF meeting you. Notice sent to
me on this road where you wish the
interview to take place will meet me.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, r
us. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
Commanding Armies of the United
States H -1fr =
Here they are face to face-these
two men who hold in THEN keeping
millions of lives-and this is what
they did with them. Sitting down by
an impoverished table, in the hearing
Of Gen. Lee, Grant writes-and now
names a place, though in the woods:
.APPoMATrox, C. H., April 8, 1865.
Gen. r. Il. Lee, Commanding, G. 8. A.
In accordance with the substance OF
my letter to you Of the 9Th inst, pro-
pose to receive the army OF Northern
Virginia on the following terms, to-wit:
Rolls of all officers and men to be
made in duplicate, one copy to be
given TO an officer designated be me,
the other to be retained by such officer
or officers rs you may designate. The
officers TO give their individual paroles
not to take arms against the govern
ment of the United States until prop
erly exchanged, and each company or
reglmental commander sign a like pa
role for the men of their commands.
The arms, artillery and public prop
erty to be packed and turned over to
the officers appointed by me 70 receive
them. This will not embrace the side
arms of officers, nor their private hors-
es nor baggage.
This done, each officer and man viii
be allowed to return to their homes.
not to be disturbed by United States
authority so long as theyobserye their
parole and the laws in force where
they may reside. Very respectfully.
U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant General
And here ia tina end
Headquarters Army OF Ns,rthern /
virEfnin. pril d 1855
Lent Gen. U. s. Grant, Commanding Unit
States Armies:
General--I have received you letter
OF this date containing the terms OF
surrender of the army OF Nor Nhern
Virginia as proposed by you. AS hey
are substantially the same as those
expressed in your letter of the 9Th
inst, they are accepted. will proceed
to designate the proper officer to carry
the stipulations into effect. Very re
specifically, your obedient servant,
r. E. LEE, General,
And hence the Confederate armies
dissolve into groups and then units
and every soldier went to his own
home with heavy heart Not because
peace had come-no, indeed; but the
Joy that the war was ut an end was
overcast by fearful foreboding. What
of the future? 1t was black. What
would be our fate under civil ruler
Under the government of non-com-
batants1 Did we not promise ON q
soldiers honor not to take arms
against the government of the United
States? / venture to say that the sad
dest moments for the ex-rebel soldier
were when he sat for the first time in
peace by the Preside at home, and was
asked: "My son, what will they do
with your
The answer was: General Grant
told us we could 60 home, and that
each might take mule or horse to
work in the crops, and that we would
not be disturbed; but / don't know
what the men at Washington will do
with us"