The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-02

! AppomattoX Court House and intend
ed to cut through Grants lines had
not Lee surrendered. In General D.
II. Lees official report he designated
General Gordon as "the Chevalier
Bayard of the Confederate Army"
Lee could no longer stand by and see
his brave veterans sacrificing their
lives for what he knew was lost
cause. Not that he had less conf
dence in his men nor they in him, for
they would have willingly died to-
gether for the South's independence.
On the morning Of the 9Th General
Grant sent the following letter TO
General Lee:
General II. +. Lcc-General: The
result of the last week must convince
you Of the hopclessness of further re-
sistance on the part Of the army of
Northern Virginia, in this struggle.
feel that it is so, and regard it as
ny duty to shift from myself the re-
sponsibility Of any further cffusion of
blood, by asking Of you the surrender
OF that portion OF the Confederate
States army known rs the army of
Northern Nirvinia.
L. S. Grant, Cen
On the morning of the Sth Grant
received the following reply from Lee,
dated 7th
Lieutenant General L. S.'Grant-
General: 81 have received your note
of this date. Though not entertain
Ing the opinion you express of the
hopclessness Of further resistance on
the part of the army Of Northern Vir-
ginia, | reciprocatc your desire to
avoid useless cffusion of blood, and
therefore before considering your
proposition, ask the terms you will
offer on condition of its surrender.
X. +. Lee, General"
To this Grant sent the following
reply
General r. +. Lee-General: Your
note OF last evening in reply to mine
OF the same date, asking the condition
on which | will accept the surrender
of the army of Northern Virginia, is
Just received. In reply l would say
that, peace being my great desire,
there is but one condition I would in
sist upon, namely, that the men and
officers surrendered shall be disquali-
fed for taking up arms again against
the government of the United States
until properly exchanged. 1 will
meet you, or will designate officers &c
meet any officers you may name for
the same purpose, at any point agreea-
BILE to you for the purpose of arrang-
ing definitely the terms upon the sur
render of the army of Northern Vir.
ginia will be received.
U. S. Grant"
About midnight of the Sth Grant
received the following from General
Lee:
Lieutenant General u. S. Grant
General: l received at late hour
your note of to-day. In mine of yes
terday ] did not intend to propose the
surrender of the army of Northern
Virginia, but to ask the terms of your
proposition. To be frank I do not
think that the emergency has arisen
to call for the surrender Of this army,
but as the restoration Of peace should
be the sole object of all I desired to
know whether your proposals would
lead to that end. cannot, therefore,
meet you with view to surrender the
army'of Northern Virginia, but as far
as your proposal may affect the Con-
federate States forces under my com
mand, and tend to the restoration of
peace, | should be pleased to meet you
at 10 a. N. tomorrow on the old stage
road to Richmond between the picket
lines Of the two armies.
X. +. Lee, General"
On the morning of the 9th, when
Lee found that there was no use of
making further resistance, he said,
with emotion, "There is nothing left
but to go to General Grant, and
would rather die thousand DEATHS"
Then, after pause, he added,
Glow easily could get rid of this
and be at rest. have only to ride
along the line and all will be over,
But it is our duty to )iye. What will
become Of the women aud children of
the South if we are not here to pro-
teot them?" He then received the
following note. Of the 9th, frcri Gen
| Grant:
General r. E. Lee-General: Your
note of yesterday is received. AS I
have no authority to treat on the sub.