Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-23

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ending Of the war is Interestingly de
scrloed by Horace Porter, brevet brig
adler general. as follows:
1T was then about half.past one. OF
Sunday. he 9th Of April. We entered
and found General Grant sitting at q
handicapped table in the center of
the room, and Lee sitting beside q
small oval table near the front win
dow, In the corner opposite to the door
Dy which We entered. and facing Gen.
eral Grant Colonel Marshall. his
military secretary, was standing at
his left We walked in softly and
ranged ourselves quietly about the
sides of the room. very much a. the
people enter q sick-chamber when
they expect to find the patient dan.
gerously Ill. Some found seats ON
the sofa and the few chairs which CON.
stituted the furniture, but most of the
party stood.
The contrast between the two
commanders was striking, and could
not fail to attract marked attention a
they sat ten feet apart, facing each
other. General Grant, then nearly
forty-three years of age, was i've feet
eight inches in height, with shoulders
slightly stopped. His hair ana full
beard were nut-brown, without a traee
of gray in them. He had on a single
breasted blouse. made of dark-blue
flannel. unbuttoned in front. and show.
Ing a waistcoat underneath. He wore
an ordinary pair Of top boots, with his
trousers inside. and was without
spurs. The boots and portions of his
clothes were spattered with mud. He
had had on pair Of thread gloves. of
a dark yellow color, which he had tax.
en- on on entering the room His felt
sugar Loaf stiff-brimmed hat was
thrown on the table beside him. He
had no sword. and q pair of shoulder
straps was all there was about him to
designate his rank. In fact, aside
from these, his uniform was that of a
private soldier.
Lees File Presence.
Lee, on the other hand, was fully
'ix feet In height and quite erect for
'ne OF his age, for he was Grants
senior by sixteen years. His hair and
'ull beard were a silver-gray and quite
nick, except that the hair had be- |
'ome a little thin in front. He wore
new uniform of Confederate gray,
'uttoned up at the throat, and at his
'ide he carried a long sword of ex.
'eedingly fine workmanship. the hilt
tudded with jewels. It was said to
'e the sword that had been presented
o him by the state of Virginia. His
op boots were comparatively new,
nd seemed to have on them some or
amental stitching Of red silk. Like
ID uniform, they were singularly
lean and but little travel-stained. On
be boots were handsome spurs with
arge rowels. A felt hat, which in
dior matched pretty closely that Of
ID Uniform, and pair of long buck
kin gauntlets lay beside him on the
able. We asked Colonel Marshall
fterward how it was that both he and
IL chief wore such fine toggery and
'oked so much as II they had turned
ut to 90 to church. while with ug
ur garb scarcely rose to the dignity
ven OF the 'shabby-genteel.' He
Enlightened us out regarding the con-
asst by explaining that when their
eadquarters wagons had been
ressed 80 closely by our cavalry q
w days before. and 1t was found
icy would have to destroy all their
aggage. except the clothes they car
ed on their backs, each one, natural
:. selected the newest suit he had,
Id sought to propitiate the god OF
sstruction by sacrifice of his sec
ld-best."
Grant Writes the Terms. ,,
After briefly discussing the condi- =
pms. General Lee suggested that the
rms be put in writing. Grant called
r his order book, opened It on the !.
BILE and proceeded to do so.
While writing, he noticed the hand
me sword that Lee possessed, and =
J afterwards said that this set him :
thinking that 1t would be an I'M.
humiliation to require the
lcers to surrender their swords
d a great hardship to deprive them
their personal baggage and horses. :.
itch caused him to add this sen. :,
nee:
This will not embrace the side arms !.
the oficers nor their private horses !,
r baggage" '
The terms as submitted by General :.
ant were: :,
en-. r. E. Lee. Commanding C. 8. A. Il
General: In accordance with the =
IT the latter on stretchers to a play
sDital marked with n nlav roA 1900.