The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-30

MEETING OF GRANT AND PEHBERroH.
''It was but q short time before the last
vestige ofits body, root and limb had disap-
peared, the fragments taken as trophies.
Since then the same tree has furnished as
many cords OF wood taken as trophies as the
True Crosa'"
Grant and Pemberton had been together
In the Mexican war, and were old acQuaint-
ancoA Pemberton asked Grant what terms
Of surrender he would allow. Grant an
sWered; ''The same IS those proposed In my
reply to your letter, unconditional surren-
der"
''Never," exclaimed PembertOn, angrily.
''Never, 80 long as have . man left. The
conference might as wen end"
Gsan6 replied: Every well; my army has
never been In better condition to continue
the Siege"
Severed officers of Grants STAFF, also Gems.
Ord, M6Pherson, Logan and A. ]. Smith,
were with him on the hillside. With Penn
berton were Gen. Bowen and Col Mont
gomsry. The Confederate Gen. Bowen was
anxious that the surrender should take place.
He proposed that he and one Of Grants gen.
erals should have q conference. This was
agreed to, and, PembePton and Grant moved
o little apart and waited Grant smoked In
silence, Pemberton cheVed Straws and made
an OCCASIONAL remark.
Bowen made q proposal that the garrison
be allowed to march out with the honors Of
war. Grant rejected it. He, however,
agreed to ssnd q letter to Pemberton that
night giving final terms Firing had mean
time ceased all along the lines on the river,
word having been SAINT to Admiral Porter.
The interview ended. Grant returned to
his headquarters, PsmbeEton to his. Grant
Immediately sent for all his corps and divis-
ION commanders within reach and laid the
case before them. He told them he would
Il - =
aS he thought best be says In his Memoirs;
''This was the nearest to Q council of war I
ever held"
He stock his own head for II, n however, in
deciding, as he said he should do, and offered
terms which he says were against the almost
unanimous Judgment Of his generals. He
wrote Pemberton, falling him he would allow
the Confederate officers and men to go out Of
Vicksburg on parole Officers and men
thsm, officers their side arms, and field, staff
and cavalry officers one horse each. AL
would be allowed to take with them rations
from Confederate stores, and thirty wagons
would be suffered to 60 with them to trans
port baggage and cooking utensila.
Pemberton accepted, with the proviso that
his men be allowed to march out In battle
array, with colors flying, and stack their
| arms in front Of the Confederate lines, at 10
O'Clock, July l. Grant saw no objection to
this hit OF military display, and agreed TO it,
| with the stipulation that after stacking arms
the Confederates must return inside their
lines and remain as prisoners OF war till
1 properly paroled.
This final letter Of Grants was sent to
Pemberton after midnight. In 1t were the
following words:
| 'Should no notification be received OF
your acceptance Of my terms by o'clock a
m. / shall regard them as having been re
jected, and shall act accordingly"
The terms were promptly accepted by
Pemberton. Troops surrendered, 81 900.
On the spot where the historic oak stood il
now q monument. It is q pyramid, sur
mounted by globe, the whole over twenty
feet high. An eagle, bearing ON its wing
the Goddess Of Liberty, covers one side OF thu
pyramid. Upon another II inscribed: "TS
the memory OF the surrender Of Vicksbur(
by Lieut.. Gen. J. O. Pemberton to Maj. Gen
q. 8. Grant, U. s.. A, on July 4, 1852