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The Surrender.
By GEN. GREEN B. RAUM.

hers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
arms and personal property, and the rights
and property of citizens to be respected. =
To this letter from Gen. Pembert0n
Gen. Grant made the following repIy:
Il have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your communication of the Sd
of July. The amendment proposed by yoh
cannot be acceded to in full Ii will be
necessary to furnish every officer and man
with parole signed by himself, which,
with the completion of the roll Of prison
ers. will necessarily take some time Again
! | can make no stipulations with regard to
| the treatment Of citizens and their private
property. While do not propose to cause
them any undue annoyance or loss. | can
not consent to leave myself under any re-
st!a;nt by stipuiations. The property
which officers will be allowed to take with
them will be rs stated in my proposition Of
| last evening; that is, officers Will be al
lowed their. private baggage and side
/ arms, and mounted officers one horse each.
If you mean by your proposition for each
| brigade to march TO the front of the lines
now occupied by it, and stack arms at 10
o clock q. NJ, and then return to the in
side and there remain as prisoners until
| properly paroled. l will make no objection
| TO it. Should no notification be received
of your acceptance of my terms by 8
o'clock a. m, shall regard them as hav-
ing been rejected, and shall act accord
ingly. Should these terms be accepted
white flags should be displayed along your
lines to prevent such of my troops as
may not have been notified, from firing
upon your men,"
Gen. Pemberton Immediately accepted
the terms proposed.
The reader can scarcely imagine the in
tense interest and excitement that per-
vaded every officer and soldier of Gen.
Grants army during these eventful hours.
The night of July 8 was a sIeepless night
with that army. No care was abated to
hold and guard the line, but every man
was making preparations for the morrow.
Ii was tEe Fourth of July.
This notable day inspired the rank and
file of the army with Il patriotic emotion
that moved every breast. Every man
prepared himself to present the best pos
sible appearance when the day opened
with the morning parade.
THE VICTORIOUS ARMY.
This great campaign for opening and
holding the Mississippi River in the su-
preme struggle for the capture of Vicks-
burg and its garrison called into action
252 military organizations from 10 States
and three organizations of, United States
troops. Five States of the Mississippi
Valley alone furnished 1872 of these or
ganizations. Illinois led with "A, Ohio had
81, Iowa 81, Indiana q, and Missouri
"a; Wisconsin had II, Michigan nine,
Minnesota four, Kentucky three, Kansas
one; New York had four Pennsylvania
four, Massachusetts three, New Hamp-
shire three, and Rhode Island one, and
West Virginia furnished one regiment.
But the South was also represented on
the Union side in this great campaign.
Louisiana furnished five regiments, Mis-
sissippi-two- regiments and Arkansas one
regiment.
Following is a list of the organizations
composing these heroic troops, with the
names of the successive commanders from
the coifimencement of the siege to the date
of surrender, with number of troops able
for duty June 30, 1861
ARMY OF THE TENEEsSEE- Gen !
Ulysses So Grant -cOmmanding-z Escort, 4th
Ill. Cav, Co. A, Capt. EmbHry ID. OSband;
1st Battalion Engineer Regiment of the
West, Maj. William TweedaIe.
Total effective force for duty, 42I.
NINTH CoRPs-(JoiRed from the Depart !
ment of the Ohio. June Ia to IT.)-Maj. Gen.
John G. Parke. r7+'7-a
First Division Bsig.-Gen. Thomas Welsh
First Brigade-Col- Henry Bowman-3Gth |
Mass, Lieut.. Col John -=B.-zEorton; 18th |
Mich, Lieut-COL Constant Luce; 9th Mich,
Col. Dorus M.-FoE; 45th, Pa. Col. John l.
Curtin.
Third Brigade-Col Daniel Leasure-2d |
Mich, Col. William Humphrey; 9Th Mich,
Col. Frank Graves; Goth Mich, Lieut. Col. W.
Huntington Smith, 10Th NY, Col. David |
Morrison; Tooth Pa, Lieut.-Col Mathew n. |
Dawson.
Artillery-Pa. Light, Battery d, Capt.
George W. Durel. Transferred from Second !
Division June 2j.
Second Division Brig Gen. Robert B. Pot
ter
First BrIgade-CoI. Simon G. Grlfin.-6th
N H., Lieut.-CoI Henry n. Pearson; 9Th n.
H., Col Herbert B. Titus; 7th Il. l.. Col.
Zenas X. Bliss.
Second Brigade-Brig.-Gen. Edward Fer
rero.-35th Mass, Col. Sumner Carruth; l1th
y. H, Lieut.-COl. Moses n. Collins; 51st y.
Y, Col. Charles w. lie Gendre; 5lst Pa, Col.
John +. Hartanft.
Third Brigade-CoI. Benjamin C. Christ
29th Mass, Lieut.-Coi. Joseph II. Barnes; |
46th n: Y, Col. Joseph Gerbardt; J0th Pa,
Lieut.-Col. Thomas S. BrenhoIz.