The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-10-22

| W0en MS ipSauQudltE tETS wagons udu occi
pressed SO closely by our cavalry few
days before. it was found that his OH
GERS would have to destroy all the bag
gage. except the clothes they carried OF
their backs; and eacn one natural &c
lected the newest suit he had, and
sought to propitiate the god Of destruc
ton by the stcrifioe OF his second-best
Another reaso o given was that, in de
ference to General Grant. General Lee
had dressed himself with special care
for the purpose Pf the meeting.
CONDUCTING THE SURRENDER.
Grant began the conversation by say
ing: Il met you once before, General
Lee, while you ere serving in Mexico
when you came over from General
Scott's headquarters to visit Garland's
brigade, to which then belonged. ]
have always remembered your appear
ance, and think should have recog-
nized you anywaer e." Yes replied
| General Lee; "and I know 1 met you on
that ocosion, and 1; have often thought
OF it, and tried to recollect now you look
ed, but Ihave never been able TO recall
a single feature" After some further
mention Of Mexico, General Lee said:
81 suppose, General Grant. that the OBJ
| ject OF our present mee ting is fully un-
derstood. I asked toiSee you to aseer-
tain upon what terms{vou would receive
the surrender OF my army" General
Grant replied: 1.-The terms propose
are those stared substantially in my let
ter Of yesterday: that is, the officers and
men surrendered to be paroled and dis
| <,1r ~,
| until properly exchanged, and all arms,
ammunitions and supplies to be deliv-
cred us as captured property" Lee
nodje an assent, and sent: Those are
about the conditions which I expected
would be proposed General Grant
then continued: "Yes; think our cor
respondance indicated pretty clearly the
action that would be taken at our meet
ing, and 1 hope it may lead to a general
suspension Of hostiEties. and be the
means OF preventing any further loss OF
life"
Lee inclined his head as indicating
his accord with this wish, and General
Grant then went on to talk at some
length in very pleasant vein about the
prospects Of peace Lee was evidently
anxious to proceed to the formal work
of the surrender, and he brought the
subject up again roy saying:
Il presume, General Grant, we nave
both carefully considered the proper
steps to be taken, and i would suggest
that you commit to writing the terms
you have proposed, SO that they may
be formally acted upon
Very WELL" replied General Grant; 81
will write them out" And ealing for his
manifold order book, he opened ii, laid
it on small oval wooden table which
Cionel Farmer brought to him from the
rear OF the room and proceeded 10 write
the terms The leaves had been So
prepared that three impressions Of the
writing were made. He wrote very rap
ly and did not pause until he had fin
ished the sentence ending with Officers
appointed by me to receive them"
Then he looked toward Lee, and his
eyes seemed to be resting on the hand
sonles word that hung at that officers
side. He said afterward that this set,
him to thinking that it would be an un-
necessary humiliation to require the off1-
GERS to surrender their swords, and a
great hardship 10 deprive them Of their
personal baggage and horses; and after
a short pause he wrote the sentence:
This will not embrace the side-arms OF
the officers, nor their private baggage
or horses"
When he had finished the letter he
called Colone. Parker 20 his side, and
looked it over with him. and directed
him as they went along TO interline six
or seven words, and to strike out the
word their" which had been repeated.
When 1his had been done the general
took the manifold writer in his hand, |
extended his arm toward Lee, and start
ed to rise from his chair to hand the |
book to him. As I was standing equal |
ly distant from them, with my back TO |
the front window, I stepped forward. |
took the book. and passed it 10 General I
Lee. The terms were az follows:
Appomattox CT. H, Va,
April 9. 1865
General r. E. Lee, Commanding c. s. A.
General:--In accordance with the SUBJ
stance OF my letter to you OF the sth, |
inst, I propose tro eoec erT dill,
inst, I propose to receive the surrender
OF the army Of Northern Virginia on
the following terms, to-wit: Rolls OF
all the officers and men to be made in
duplicate. one copy to be given TO an |
officer TO be designated by me, the other
to be retained by such officer or officers
as you may designate. The officers 10
give their individual paroles not 10 take
uo arms against the government OF the
United States until properly exchanged,
and each company or regimental COM
nander to sign a like parole for the
men OF their commands. The arms, ar
,iliery snd public property 10 be packed
AMI stacked and turned over TO the Off
GERS appointed by me TO receive them.
This done each officer and man will be
allowed to return home, not TO be dis
turbed by the United States Authorities
50 long as they observe the paroles and
the laws n force where they may reside.
Very Respectfully,
L. S. GRANT. Lieut-Gen.
Lee pushed aside some books and two
brass candlesticks which were on the
table. then took the book and laid it
down before him, while he drew from his
pocke: pail o steei-rimmed spectscles.
aud wiped the glasses carefully with MS
handkerchief. He crossed his legs, ad
justsi the >rec,acles very slowly and de-
libe-s;ely. TOOK up the draft o: the
terms. and proceeded 70 read them at
.ertively. They consisted OF two pages.
When he reached the top line OF the sac-
cni page ne Looked UP and saij 20 Gsa-
aral Grant: After the words until pro-
pegly' ami vCrd exchanged seems 70 be
omitted. Tou doubtless intended 20 Use
Lat ao.i.
WHY, yes" saii Grant. AZ thought 7