The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-09-30

me Of Gen. Grants terms to Lees army, and
Gen. Weitzel's invitation to the Virginia
Legislature TO assemble at Richmond.
] still believe tie General Government OF
the United States has made mistake but
that Is none Of my busineSS-miue IS a differ
cnt task; and had tlattered myself that, by
four wears OF patient. unremitting- and sue
| ccSstul labor, | deserved no reminder such rs
/ Is contained IN the last paragraph of your
letter to Gen Grant. You may assure the
| President tha' ! heed his suggestion. / am
truly etc,
w. T. SHERMAN, Major-General Com
manding
On the same day, but later, / received
an answer from Gen. Johnston, agreeing
to meet me again at BENEFITS house the
next day, April 26th, al noon. He did
not even know that Gen. Grant was IN
Raleigh.
Gen. Grant advised me to meet him,
and to accept his surrender on the same
terms as his with Gen. Lee; and on the
26th | again went up to Durham's Sta
tion by rail, and rode out TO Benefits
house, where we again met, and Gen.
Johnston, without hesitation, agreed to,
and we executed, the following final
/ terms:
THE CONDITIONS.
Terms Of a Military Convention, entered into
this 26th day OF April, 1865, at Benefits
House, lear Durham's Station, \. c., be
tween Gen. Joseph /. Johnston. command
ing the Confederate Army, and Mal.-Gen
W. l. Sherman. commanding the United
States Army in North Carolina:
/. All acts Of war on the part of the troops
under Gen. Johnston's command TO cease
from this date.
>. Al arms and public property to be de-
posted at Greensboro, and delivered to an
Og6nance-O Officer Of the United States Army.
,. Rolls Of All the officers and men to be
made in duplicate; one copy to be retained
by the commander Of the troops, and the
other 10 he given TO an officer to be designated
by en-. Sherman. Each officer and man TO
give his individual obligation in writing not
to take mp arms against the Government of
the United States until properly released
from this obligation.
1. The side-arms Of officers, and their pri-
vate horses and baggage, to be retained by
them.
.. This being done, all the officers and
men VIII be permitted to return TO their
homes. not to he disturbed by the United
States authorities so long as they observe
1heiT obligation and the laws in force where
they may reside.
". T. SHURNAN, Major General. Command
lnr United States forces IN North Carolina.
J. T. JoHSsT0N, General Commanding Con-
1ederate States forces IN North Carolina.
Approved: L. s GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
I returned to Raleigh the same even
ing, and, at my request, Gen. Grant
wrote on these terms his approval, and
then ] thought the matter was surely at,
an end. He took the original copy, on
the 9th returned to Newbern, and
thence went back to Washington.
l Immediately made all the orders
necessary to carry into effect the terms
Of this convention, devolving on Gen.
Schofeld the details of granting the
paroles and making the musterrolls Of
prisoners, inventories of property, etc,
Of Gen. Johnston's army at and about
Greensboro, \. c., and on Gen. Wilson
the same duties in Georgia; but, thus
far, | had been compelled to communi-
cate with the latter through rebel
sources, and Gen. Wilson was necessarily
confused by the conflict of orders and
information. ] deemed it Of the utmost
importance to establish for him more
reliable base Of information and supply,
and accordingly resolved to 60 in person
TO Savannah for that purpose. But, be-
fore starting l received a New York
Times of April q, containing the fol-
lowing extraordinary communications