Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-04

Mclean House, Where Grant and Leo
Met.
to 20 and see General Grant," General
Lee had said.
"Oh. general" came the protest OF
his lieutenants. what will the world
say of the surrender of your army In
the feld?"
Yes. they will say bard things Of
US. l know. They will not understand
how we were overwhelmed by num-
bers. But that is not the'question. The
question is, Is it right to surrender?
If it is right then I will take all the re-
sponsibility."
The note brought under flag of truce
to the Federal lines was General Lees
reply to an earlier communication from
General Grant The proposition had
been made and accepted for a suspen-
sion of hostilities pending negotiations
looking to the surrender of Lees army.
During the interval occupied by these
arrangements a stately, gray bearded
Federal officer approached Colonel Ell
lingham, who had been sent by Gen
eral Gordon with the flag Of truce, and
drawing something-doubtless a docu-
ment-from his side pocket said:
Colonel, have been requested while
waiting to extend to you the courtesies
of this side of the line"-at the same
time proffering the supposed document,
which proved to be a silver flask.
Then Colonel Ellingham recognized
General Haverill-the Mexican war
comrade Of his father under the old
flag. and his own and Gertrude's guar.
dian until the great Sundering OF ri
cred ties by the awful outbreak of civ!
strife that now had spent itself aftpi.
laying the country and It's homes alrt
industries deSolate.
1--WE meet under difficult circuh.
stances. General Haverill." falterr.
Bob. "but-I trust there are no hnr.,
feelings"
"None, Robert. my boy-quite the
contrary. 1t Is time. God knows IInw
are Gertrude ana
"She and Kerchival were married
last Sunday" answered Bob. He SAW
the generals face alter strangely. and
his whole attitude stiffen, as if his
heart had suddenly frozen. So he has
tened to add, "But we have not been
able to locate Captain Heartsease. and
hardly dare to speculate as to what
has become of him.
"On that point l can give you well
come news" said General Haverill, re-
covering his old cordially. He es-
capped while being transferred from
Danville and came to us at Petersburg
to rejoin the corps. But he was in no
for campaigning, so l sent
him on to Washington, where have
So doubt Miss Jenny Buckthorn will
succeed in nursing him to recovery"
In due time word was received from
General Grant that he was coming on
to discuss terms of sur
render with the southern commander.
General Grants courier found General
Lee near AppomattoX Court House,
lying under an apple tree upon a blan-
ket spread over some rails. whence
originated the report about Lees hay
ing surrendered beneath the apple
tree of Appomattox.
The historic meeting Of the two gen.
erals really took place at the house OF
Wilmer Mclean, Virginian. who. be-
fore and during the first battle OF
Manassas. had resided at McLean's
ford, over Bull Run, and who had re-
moved thence to Appomattox express
Iy In order TO be out Of the wars way.
General Grant, accompanied by Gen
erals Sheridan and Ord and several
other officers. including General Hav-
aril, presented u striking contrast to
General Lee, who. with couple Of
staff officers, awaited him In the old
fashioned parlor of the Mclean resi-
lence.
Grant, forty-three years old. medium
sized and somewhat stoop shouldered,
wore no marks of rank except a gen.
erals shoulder straps on his blue fan
1el blouse. His trousers were tucked
in his boots, and he had neither spurs
nor sword. Lee, a dozen years older
than his late adversary. had the stat
Ire and bearing Of an old knight cru
,ader. His hair and beard were silver
gray. He wore plain but handsome !
inform of Confederate gray, top boots !