The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-09

Farmville and Lynchburg road, / am at
this writing about four miles west OF
Walkers church. and will push forward
to the front for the purpose OF meeting
you. Notice sent 10 me on this road
where you wish the interview to take
place will meet me.
L. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant-GeneIa
Colonel Babcock told General Lee that
he had been sent forward by General
Grant with instructions TO make any
arrangements for the meeting that Gene
raj Lee desired within the Federal or
Confederate lines.
General Lee directed me TO accompany
him, with one orderly, and Immediately
mounting his horse rode with Colonel
Babcock towards Appomattox Court
house.
We passed through an infantry force In
front of the village. and General Lee d.
rected me to find a suitable place for the
meeting. | rode forward and asked the
first citizen | met 10 direct me TO
house suitable for the purpose. ! learned
afterwards that the citizen was Mr.. Nc
Lean. who had lived on the battlefield
OF Bull Run but had removed 10 Apo
mattox Courthouse to get out OF the way
of the war Mr.. Mclean conducted me
TO an unoccupied and unfurnisfed house.
I'm a very bad state of repair l toid
him that Il vas not suitable, ana ne
then offered his own house. to which
We conducted me.
I found a room suitable for the pur-
nose I'm view. and sent back the orderly
WHO had accom- panied me to direct Gen
eral Lee and Colonel Babccck 10 tho
house.
They came in presently and Colonel
Babcock said that as General Grant was
approaching on the road In front OF the
house II would only be necessary for
him 10 leave an orderly to direct MIN 10
the place OF meeting.
Gererai Lee, Colonel Bab' ock. and my
self sat i'm the parlor for about half an
hour, when large party OF mounted men
arrived, and i'm a few minutes General
Grant came into the room, accompanied
by his stan and number Of Federal OIL
GERS Of rank. among whom was General
ord and General Sheridan.
LIE AND GRANT MEET.
General Grant greeted General Lee very
civllly. and they engaged for a snort
time about their former acquaintance
during the Mexican war.
Some other Federal officers took part
i'm the conversation, which was termi-
mated by General Lee saying 70 General
Grant that he had come to discuss the
terms OF the SURRENDER VI iin a. my 80
indicated In his note Of that morning.
and he suggested TO General Grant TO
reduce his proposition to writing.
General Grant assented, and Colonel
Parker. OF his staff. moved a small table
, from the opposite side Of the room ana
placed it by General Grant, VINO sat
facing General Lee.
When General Grant had written MS
| letter in pencil he took 1t 10 General Lee
who remained seated.
General Lee read the letter and called
General Grants attention to the fact
| that he required the surrender OF the
| horses OF the cavalry as If they were pup
nc horses. He told General Grant that
Confederate cavalrymen owned their
horses and that they would need them
| for planting spring crop. General Grant
| at once accepted the suggestion and IN
| terlined the provision allowing the reten-
| ton by the men OF the horses that be-
| lOnged to them.
The terms Of the letter having been
| agreed to. General Grant directed Colo
| rel Parker to make a copy of 1t in INK,
| hnd General Lee directed me 10 write his
Colonel Parker took the light table
| upon which General Grant had been
| writing TO the opposite corner OF the
| room, and | accompanied him. There
| was an inkstand In the room, but the lax
was so thick that II was or no use !
! had a small lockwood inkstand, which l
| always carried, and I gave 1t, with my
pen. to Colonel Parker, who proceeded to
! copy General Grants letter.
While he was so engaged l sat near the
| end of the sofa on which General Sheri-
] dan was sitting, and We entered INTO
| conversation. In the midst OF 1t General
| Grant. who sat nearly diagonaly across
the room and was talking with General
Lee. turned TO General Sheridan and
said:
General Sheridan, Gel eral Lee teas
I me that he has some 1893 Of or people
/ prisoners. who are sharing with his men,
and that none of them have anything o.
eat How many Tations can you spare?'
General Sheridan replied About o.
! O0O'
General Grant turned to General Lee
and said: general will that be enough?'
General Lee replied: More than
! enough
Thereupon General Grant said to Gen.
eral Sheridan: "Direct your commissary
10 send 5000 rations to General Lee
commissary"
| Genera Sheridan at once sent an ops'
Ger TO give the necessary orders
/ When Colonel Parker had concluded
the copying OF General Grants letter
sa, down at the same little taoie ana
F, wrote General Lees answer.
| I have yet in my possession the or1sl-
nal draft OF that answer. II bes an:
IT have the honour to acknowledge
/ General Grant struck out those words
and made the answer read as II no"
/ appears His reason was that the CORE
spondence ought not 10 appear as II ne
! and General Grant were not In In mediate
! ,.,,,,ic,ttor When General Grant
! had signed the copy OF his letteE made
| nv Colonel Parker and General Lee mac
/ SIGNED the answer. Colonel Parker hand
| ed TO me General Grants letter and
! handed TO him General Lees reply, anc
the work was done. Some further con
| yersation of general nature look place
i'm the course of which General Gram
said 10 General Lee that he had come
10 the meeting as he was and without MS
sword, because he did not wish 10 detair
| General Lee until he could send BACK t'
his wagons, which were several mlie'
| away.
This was the only reference made by
any one TO the subject OF dress on ina
| occasion.
General Lee had prepa red hir.self fol-
the meeting with more than usual care
and was In full uniform. wearing a Ver>
| handsome sword and sEsh. II Is was
| doubtless the reason OF General Grants
| reference TO himself.
| Al last General Lee took leave OF Gen
eral Grant saying that he would return
10 his headquarters and designate tn'
officers who were 10 act on our side IL
arranging the details OF the surrender
We mounted our horses. which Inc or
DERBY was holding IN the yard, ana rod'
| away. a number of Federal oflcers stand
1 IN