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OF thu ho''sc, it would only be heces.
sary for him to leave IN orderly to
direct him TO tho place Of meeting.
Ger Lee, Col. Babcool and my.
self sat in tho purlor for about nalf
an hour when Il largo party of
mounted mon arrived, and in q few
minutes Con. Grant cpmo into the
room, accompanied by his staff and
number Of Federal officers Of rank.
among whom were Con. Ord and
General Sheridan.
Goneral Grant greeted Gen. Lee
very riviliy, and they engaged in
conversation for short time about
their former acquaintance during
tho Mexican war
Some other Federal officers took
part in tho conversation, which WIS
terminated by Gen Lee saying TO
Con. Grant that he had como to dis
cuss the terms Of tho surrender of
his army, rs indicated in his note of
that morn'uS, and he suggested TO
Gen. Grant to reduce his proposition
to writing
Gen. Grant assrntod and Col. Par
kor, OF Lis staff, moved small table
from tho opposite side Of tho room
and placed it by Con. Grant, VIII,
sat facing Gen. Leo
When Gen. Grant had written his
letter in pencil he took it to Gen.
Ice, who remained seated. Gen,
Leo read the lottrr and cullol Con.
Grants attrntion to tho fact that he
required the surrender Of tho cavalry
as If they wero public horses He
told Gen. Grant that tho Confederato
oavalrymen ownod their own horses,
and they would need thcm for plan'-
ing spring crop. Gen. Grant at
once accepted tho suggestion.
DRAWING UP THE ARTICLES.
Tho terms Of the le+tor having
bcon agreed to, Gen. Grant directed
Col. Parker to make copy Of it in
ink, and Gen. Loo directed mo to
wrlto its acceptance.
Col. Parker took the table upon
which Gen. Grant had hcen writing
TO tho Othor sido Of tho room and [
accompanied him, and after he had
finished copying the letter l sat
down at the same table and wrote
Gen. Leo's acceptance.
When Gen. Grant had signed tho
copy Of his letter made by Col. Pn,-
ker and Gen. LNo had siSned the
answer, Col. Parker handed to ne
Hon. Grants letter, and handed to
him Gen. Lees reply, and The work
| was done.
When Gen. Leo returned to his
lines largo number Of mon gath
cred around him, to whom he al
nouncrd what had taken place and
the business that had rendered II @
surrender necessary. Great emotion
vas manifested by officers and men
alike, but Lee maintained admirably
lis If control. Although the SUI
render was Il fearful blow to him, ho
did not vince
LEES PURITY OF LIFE
He was noble, pure, good man.
novor heard him uttor an oath, al
though at times there soemcd to le
provocution. [ never saw him los @
histempcr. Ho was always the same;
ncvcr irrithtcd or ilustered. Even in
tho rush, roar and rumble Of battle
he WAS cool and collected, and gave
his orders in quiet tono of voice.
Hero is an instance Of his solf con-
troll. Tho morning Of tho battle of
Chancollorsville he was anxiously
waiting word from j. e. B. Stuart
and jackson, who had made cir
cult IN order to get in the rear Of tho
} enemy. We were sitting on our
horses on the top of a hill, and | saw
in the distance agalloping horseman.
> fIc was courier from Gen. Stuart
| announcing bis success, and stating
, that he would attack at once. As we
t rode along, reading tho dispatch
+ aloud, bomb passed screaming be.
f tween the letter and my face, the
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