The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-22

4 1t the civil war hey sometimes
.or.", I'll, r.vnrrnc" 'inr the divinity
c..i...nunly -l"krn oi "a the .ddcSS
q: 'F,n,!. i'o ny lart, hayc hear! !
..l- la, u.clirr,. '.n'icr my own
eyr- az yibc. Ia -ucil way that
,4. lecu-nilr them.
:. j." i.ot ut know with certainty
;i ,n.;- 81 the bIttl Of Waterloo.
.a-to charlottesville and 'c,ty-
~ although | Witnessed 10th. !
'a. times think. in view Of The ab>"-
,,, $ lrrccoilcilablr accounts wr have
' ;hc>c two engagements. a Bishop
W!a,lcy n.i,ht readily create historic
lol,t- A. t. whether either wa, in
s.r: lou-l
M,l I'll. tui .nowirirr Of ,hi-
ten.~ncg - ,fr,'r ! "lll give yol a
q .isairi,' Il | can an rHa't narrative
d. he .il,N.m. ta;lcc> attending he
..u"r 70! Gen LIRE army at .Ar-
ri,..,t,oN. :, tl"y fell Irrlrr.i uirrct
,I, "vatun. | wi!l "Nclr'ir every
,..:,i. MOI Immediately conncct''. wth
;i.c -,rcAi .ril, Il | am rnn.i incc'l
i:.i. ii ln,,r->e.i r.ri,,i ulrir> in
ii,n.. /" r..;l'.' 'r sentiment rNin'.e--ary'.
ii !. : narlrplr!ai'
I''rr i onr :ery i'nr,ltan, matter
w.~h -citl,'; at tl. outset, !nvrvcr.
/; TIL '',n. I.o- lid not mcct
Gen. Grant III Il" Mclean Iiou>c on
tie npruin- Of \lril =. l-'J, for the
lu.;pp>r"t diem AMI tlcr- rilcc,nr Il
Surrender nf his Il my. On the con
t.ary. il wa simply for tie purpose
os hearing Grant terms. ~ \ mat
ter Of fact if they had not suited Gen.
I.or hr would not have accepted them.
bu, Grant oilcr wa liberal, 50
matnanimuu>. and :" chivalrouS that
it was accepted forth 18th. 1t is well
e. add that had t;cn. Grant, terms
been less Favorable than those he
MADE, zen. Lee would not have ac
ccprd them, no matter what the cir
cunl>tanccs might have been. We
had become accustomed somewhat to
Zeal with desperate circumstances.
.R.,>>En WORKS WITH PORTER.
wish to have another matter un-
icr>tnod before beginning consccn-
tive narrative of the surrender. This
is in regard TO Gen. Horace Porter
statement, made repeatedly. orally
and in writing, that Gen. Lee offered
his sword to Grant. Lee never offered
his sword to Grant. and the latter
never refused it, | was with the
great Southern chicftain from the
lime lie greeted Grant in the Mclean
house until he rode away, and the
only time the mention of Il sword was
made was when Grant apologizcd to
Lee for his dress. explaining that it
WAS net possible for him to get access
to his baggage and at the same time
kccr the appointments The terms oi
cari;ulation expressly excepted side
arms, and in view of that fact it
would have been most unusual pro
.ccdurc for Gen. Lee 70 ha. . offered
his sword to Grant. These matters
ar unimrortant in themselves, but it
is we'll for the sake Of history to have
them cleared up.
After the disaster Of Sailor Creek,
III April. lSi5, the army, reduced u
two corps under the command OF Gen.
Longstrcct and Gcn. Gordon. moved
through Farmvillc. where ration> were
issued to some Of the starving troops.
\ close pursuit hy the overwhelming
u remove the wagon trains before all
The men could be supplied, and the
remnant of the great army Of North
I'm Virginia, exhausted by fight and
starvation, moved in the road To \r-
ronlattoX 0ourt House.
GRANT WRITES TT LEE.
On the Afternoon Of 9Th Of April,
lS''3. Gen. Grant wrote to Gen. Lee
stating that the hopclessncss of fur
thcr resistance was apparent. and ask
Ing surrender of the army Of North
crn Virginia.
When this letter was received there
was some difference Of opinion among
the general officers a. To the nature of
the reply to be made to Gen. Grant,
letter, some thinking it was yet pos
,iblc to save the remnant Of the army.
Finally. however. Gen. Lee decided
To meet Grant. and was directed To
<.raw up communication to that effect.
This is the letter Gen. Lee signed
April, :, 1SG3.-Gcncral: | have
received your note Of this date.
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