The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-26

confidence and enthusiasm were not
one Whit abated by defeat, hunger
and danger.
Z" 1t was lucky for the secretary of
OF the 'asury that this rear guard
vas not permitted to try its hand
at increasing the pension roll wit
which he is now struggling. Those
man made no fraudulent pensioners.
When they were done with a man
he or his representative hal an in
d!sputable claim to pension under
any kind of pension law.
GAS soon as Gen Lee received
the report of Gen. G 'rdon as to the
state of aft airs in front he directed
that officer to ask for suspension
of hostiIi'ies, and proceeded at once
TO meet Gsn. Grant.
A FLAG OF TRUCE.
"Gen Lee, with an orderly in
front bearing a fl G of truce, had
proceeded bat short distance after
passing through our rear guard,
when he came upon the sklrmlsh
line of the enemy advancing to the
attack.
81 went forward to meet a
Federal off GER who soon afterward
made his appearances coming toward
our party. This otiiie proved to
he Lieut.. Col. Whittier, of the sta #
of the late Gen. Humphries, whose
division was immed lately in our
rear. Col. Whittier delivered to
me Gen Grants reply to the letter
OF Gen. Lee of April s, declining to
meet Gen. Lee to discuss the terms
of a general pacitication on the
ground that Gen. Grant possessed
no authority to deal with the sub
ject."
Further correspondence between
the Federal and Confederate leaders
vas then given by Col. Marshall
who also told of the temporary
c ssation of hostilities which wat
ordered aud of the subsequent ar
rangement of a meeting belweeI
Lee and Grant at McLean's house
He said:
THE MLEAN HOUSE,.
"Gen. Lee directed me to find I
suitable place for the meeting.
rode forward aud asked the frs
citiz an | met to direct me to hous'
suitable for the purpose. l learned
sfterwa,d that the citizen was Mr.
Mclean, who had lived on thu
oa,tle field of Bull Ran, bat hat
removed to Appomattox Cour
House to get out of the way of thu
war. MIR. Mclean conducted M
to an unoccupied and unfurnisheC
house in very bad state of repair
[ told him that it was not suitable
and he then offered his own house
TO which he conducted me.
81 found a room suitable for tn
purpose in view aud sent back tn
orderly who had accompanied me tt
} direct Gen. Lee and Col. Babcock
of Gen. Grants staff, 10 the house
} They came in res4ntly, and Col
B ,bcock said that as Gen. Gran
} vas approaching on the road, II
, front of the house, it would onl,
be necessary to leave an orderly It
, direct him to the place Of meeting
LEADERS FACE TO FACE.
"Gen. Lee, Col. Bapcock an'
] myself sat in the parlor for abou
half an hour, when a large party o
| mounted men arrived, and in few
minutes Gen. Grant came into thu
. room, accompanied by his staff an(
a number of federal fiji GERS of rank
among whom we're Gen. Ord am
Gen Sheridan.
, Seen. Giant greeted Gen. lie
very civilly, and they engaged for
, short time in conversation abou
their former acq laintance durln'
the Mexican war. Some other fed
E eral eff ser took part in the CONVEX
sation, " hit h wasterminated by Gen
Lee saying to Gen. Grant that b
+ had come to discuss the terms o
surrender OF his army, as indicate
in his note Of that morning, and h
. suggested to Gen. Grant to reduc
, his proposition to writing.
q TRIMS OE Tile EuRRENDER.