The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

Grant asserting, Lee requested him te
submit them in writing.
With common lead pencil General
Grant then wrote and handed General
Lee the following paper:
AppomattoX, c. H, April 0, 1855.
Gen. r. E. Lee. Commanding c. S. A:
In accordance with the substance Of
my letter to you of the Sth instant
propose to receive the surrender of
the Army of Northern Virginia on the
following terms, to-wit:
Rolls of all the officers and men to
be made in duplicate, oife copy to
be given to an officer designated by
me, the order to be retained by such
officers as you may designate.
The officers to give their individual
parole not to take arms against the
government of the United States until
properly exchanged; and each company
or regimental commander to sign
parole for the men Of their commands.
The arms, artillery, and public prop
erty to be packed and stacked and
turned over to the officers appointed
by me to receive them.
This will not el..Drace the side arms
of the officers. nor their private
horses, or baggage.
This done each officer and man will
be allowed TO return to their homes,
not to he disturbed by United States
authority so long rs they observe their
parole, and the laws in force where
they may reside.
Very respectfully,
U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
General Lee read it carefully without
comment, except to say that most of
the horses were the private property of
the men riding them. General Grant
replied that such horses would be exempt
from surrender, and the paper was then
handed to Colonel Parker. of Grants
staff, and copies IN ink made by him
and Colonel Marshall While this was
being done there We're inquiries after the
health of mutual acquaintance, but
nothing bearing on the surrender, except
that General Lee said that he had on
his hands some two or three thousand
prisoners. for whom he had no rauons.
Sheridan at once said II have rations
for 5000 men,"
General Grant having signed his note,
General Lee conferred with Colonel Mar
shall. who wrote this brief note OF ac-
ceptance of the terms OF surrender Of
fered General Lee striking out the SEN
tence, II have the honor to reply to
your communication substituting, ST
have your letter of this date:
Headquarters Army of Northern
Virginia, April 8, 1865.
General,--1 have received your letter
of this date containing the terms of
surrender of the Army of Northern
Virginia, as proposed by you. AS
they are substantially the same as
those expressed In your letter of the
sth instant. they are accepted I will
proceed to designate the proper officers
to carry the stipulatons into effect.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want r. %. LEE.
This terminated the Interview, and
General Lee rode back to his head
quarters, which were three quarters OF
mile northeast of the courthouse
Sword Not Surrendered.
General Grant returned your sword,
did he not General?" asked Mr.. Tucker,
one of the party to whom General Lee
was giving his brief but exceedingly in
terestlng account.
No, sir" was the prompt reply, "he
had no opportunity of doing so. BY the
terms the side arms OF the officers were
exempt from surrender, and did not
OF course violate those terms by rendering
him my sword All that was said about
swords was that General Grant APP
poligtzed to me for not wearing his
own sword, saying that It had gone off
in his baggage, and he had not been
able to get II In time" I had in my
possession once an autograph letter from
General Grant to a gentleman who
made inquiry of him to tho effect that
there was no tender Of Lees sword and
no return of it, and in his memoirs he
says: THE much talked of surrendering
OF Lees sword. and my handing 1t back,
this and much more that has been said
ABOUT 1t Is the purest romance, and yet
the newspaper correspondents at the time
Vividly described this scene. "The his
toric apple tree" and Grants magma
nimity in returning Lees sword" have
gone into the books, and at frequent in
tervals these stories are repeated
AS General Leo rode back from this
interview his sad oountenance told the
story to all who met him, and when he
explained it to his officers they one by
one took him by the hand. and, with
deep emotion, expressed their approba-
ton OF what he had done.
The announcement was received by the
troops generally with mingled emotions
satisfaction that 'AIarse Robert" had
done right, but bitter grief that 1t had
at last come to this,
r AS showing the spirit of the men who
participated in tho brilliant action that
morning 1t may be mentioned that many
one of the flags OF truce-a widely known
and loved chaplain, Rev, DR.. A. C. Hop
iins, who since tho capture OF his regi-
ment at Spottsylvania Courthouse, had
served with great gallantry on Gen
eral Gordons staff-and eagerly asked
II tho enemy had sent In to surrender
their force on that road. thinking that
in hanking us Grant has pushed part
OF his force too far. They had no dream
| that they We're to be surrendered.
! But gradually tho truth broke upon
! them, and great was their chagrin when
| these high-metted victprs in the last bat
\ tic OF the Army OF Northern Virginia
learned that they must yield to over
| whelming numbers and resources"; that
| AFTER all their marches battles, victories,
! hardships and sutferings. the cause they
loved better than life itself must sue
| cumb to superior force. Many bosoms
| heaved with emotion, and
Something on the soldiers cheeks
Washed off the stain OF powder
His Last Order.
The neat day General Lee published