Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29


of the war. Mclean conducted me to an
unoccupied and unfurnishcd house IN d
very bad state Of repair. ] told him that
n was not suitable. and he then offered
his own house, TO which he conducted
me.
found a room suitable FOR the purpose
I'm view. and sent back the orderly who
had accompanied me to direct General
Lee and Colonel Babc0ck 20 the house
They came in presently, and Colonel Bah
cock said that. as General Grant was APP
preaching on the road in front Of the
house. it would only be necessary for him
10 leave an orderly TO direct him to the
place Of meeting.
Gene al Lee Colonel Babcock' and my
self sat I'm the parlor for about half an
hour when large party OF mounted
men arrived. and in a few minutes General
Grant came into the room, accom-
panied by his staff and n number OF Fed
eral officers of rank among whom were
General ord and General Sheridan.
General Grant greeted General Lee very
civilly. and they engaged in CONVERSE
ton for q short time about their former
acquaintance during the Mexican war.
Some other Federal officers took part in
the conversation, which was terminated
by General Lee saying to General Grant
that he had come to discuss the terms
Of the surrender Of his army, as lndi-
Gated in his note of that morning and
me suggested to General Grant TO reduce
his proposition 20 writing.
General Grant asselted. and Colonel
Parker. Of his staff. moved n small table
from the opposite side of the room and
placed it by General Grant. who sat facing
General Lee.
When General Grant had written his
letter in pencil lie took u to- General Lee.
Who remained seated. General Lee read
the letter. and called General Grants at
tutiOn 10 the fact that he required the
surrender Of the cavalry as 81 they were
public horses. He told General Grant
that Confederate cavalrymen owned their
horses, and they would need them for
planting spring crop. General Grant at
once accepted the suggestion.
DRAWING Up ARTICLES.
The terms OF the letter having been
agreed 10, General Grant directed Colonel
Parker to make copy OF it in ink. and
General Lee directed me TO write its ac-
ceptance.
Colonel Parker took the table upon
which General Grant had been writing 10
the Othe- side of the room. and l acc
comraniel him. and after be had finished
same table and wrote General Lees ac-
ceptance
When General Grant had signed the
copy Of his letter made by Colonel Par
kerr and General Lee had signed the am
swer. Colonel Parker handed 10 me Gene
raj Grants letter and / handed 20 him
General Lees reply, and the work was
done.
When General Lee returned 10 his lines
n large number Of men gathered around
him, TO whom he announced what had
taken place and the causes that had rem
dercd the surrender necessary. Great
emotion was manifested by officers and
men alike but Lee maintained admirably
his self-control. Although the surrender
was a fearful blow to MIN. he did not
vince.
LEES PURITY.
He was a noble, pure. good man.
never heard him utter an oath. although
at times there seemed TO be prOvocation.
! never saw him lose his temper. He was
always the same: never irritated or fius-
tered. Even I'm the rush. roar, and rum
bic Of battle he was cool and collected,
and gave his orders I'm a quiet tone of
voice.
Here is an instance OF his self-control:
The morning of the battle Of Chancellors-
j. r.. b. Stuart and Jackson who had
made a circuit in order TO get in the rear
of the enemy. We We're sitting ON our
horses on the top of Il hill. and 7 saw in
the distance a galoping horseman. He
was a courier from General Stuart an
nCuncing his success and stating that he
would attack at once. As We rode along
reading the dispatch aloud, bomb
passed screaming between the letter and
my face the fuse scorching my glove.
Naturally 1 stopped reading, but while the
shell passed equally as close 20 Lee he
never WINGED; ne quietly said. eco on.
Colonel"
He deeply loved Jackson and when the
announcement OF his wound was made
Lee was much distressed. jackson
death was a fearful blow 10 him. lie adj
uirod jackson not only as a soldier and
statesman. but as a pure and noble Chris
tian as well.