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Wcithieday morning, April 12,1866,
W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor.
Hugh Lindsay, A'ssociate Editor.
thir Vlag Forever.
" ik11(47 of AO undo in which A loyal cili
um' may so well demonstrate his devotion to
his country ai by sustaining 'the Flag. the
Constitution and the Union, undor all cireann
&lancet, and UNDER EVERT Aninuaruirios
RECURDLIIIB 07 TARSI iGAINST . ALL
ASSAILANTS, AT 1101LVA*1? ANNOAD:"--STEPNiN
A.• DOUGLAS.
uel;The'peace- •conference again as
sembled. There 1.748 a host of com
missioners on,each,side, and thegone
ral voice upon- both aides was that'
of guns-and cannons: Some - how or
other the peace clamoring party stood
on a poor foundation and consequence
was their arguments in favor of con
ditional peace and Unconditional in
dependence effectually ,over
thrown by the leaden ballots of the
mon of General Grant. Sequel -was—
a divided confederacy, its defenders
scattered, - and . the invincible Union
boys pushing after; eatablishing peace
on a firmer , basis:
mkPir`e-ltito victories to our arms
should not be ascribed solely to the
valor of our soldiers nor to the skill of
our,. Generals, bat
.to God, who em - -
ployod them as the instruments of his
providence and protection - to our Na,-
Con; We should learn as a people, as,
well aiindividuals, to put, our trust in
Him, and, praise Him as the Author
of our. triumphs. •• Such was the tone
of tho sermons • of the ministers thro%
out our laud on Sunday last—the day
fixed - upon by our, Government autho
rities.for general praise and thanks-,
giving,tO•God. ••
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SEVEN-Tuntrizs.—The en bscriptionsi
to the 7-80-Loan have averaged about
62,000,009 per day, pOtwithstanding
the:Mobetaii crisis, and there is only
somo`slO,ooo,ooo or 612,000,000 of the
loan 'left. The number of small Sub
scriptions have steadily increased, os
pecially in the West, whiChsliows that
the people are ,trait ing the loan, - which
much makes up for any deficiency in
the great financial centres. , The
. great
extent:o which this loan is'aought, is
an - earnest of the people's faith in the
Securities of the , Government,_and of
its ability to meet all obligations.
Ite - Sheridan, the hero of the Shen
andoah* Valley,.was on• hand at :the
capture
n of the rebel capitpl,.and won
new laiirels. He could not remain
afar off ,and 'dee:: such", glory, and to
him; nest to, .General. Grant, is to be
attribated.'tho eminent success :and
victory we' record.: ''Little Pbil" is
ono of our merit successful Generals,
and should, always bo allowed a place
"in the ,ring" whenever any great
movement is to take place:
*gull, is a significant remark in the
recent speech of Vico President John
son, Which we publish in full in our
coltunris, which says, "the' halter to in
telligent; iiifluential traitors !" Traitors
in ar n ie and in our midst will do well
to ponderthem, as their 'fate, for bet
ter or''irbide, will deliend in future on
the manner in which they act upon
the timely and valuable hint. '
Mei The negro troops are becoming
notorious on every field of fame. They
were the. first .to enter Richmond. It
must have boon a welcome sight to the
frightened inhabitants of the fallen
capitut to .tiee the Stars and Stripes
borne.to their midst in the hands of
the black man, This is the first in-
_stance on record where a black cloud
olie..d a ray of victorious sunshine.
seitAbe Earopean rebels have long
been talking abOut interfering in the
present war, anirissisting the south.
We suppose when they receive the in
telligiince of the recent vietories, it
will throw - a daniper on. their desire;
but we hope it won't, for if they wish
to be subdued, we - are now in the trim
for doing it. -
tiiiPbA. band .of adventurers—.Genl.
Lee and his army. We can now have
guerillas on•anienlarged scale, but as
these respect no Jaw, and 'acknowledge
no superior, the proper way to treat
them would he to a loop of hemp.--
This would effectually suspend their
operations.
.Wherever Jeff Davis and his
villainous; colleagues flee the wrath of
our soldiers, their, consciences (if they
have any) will continually smite them
for the .deeds ofcruelty and slaughter
they ,sanctioned and saw practiced up
on 11,40 ,i 3 prisoners. "
Davis and other fathers
of the Confecteracy that waa to
be
roared- have gone, (the devil - knows .
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Grandmotber Des, its guardian '
146 th "s- behind - to take care of
the ehildriin:' Re la
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Jleve him 'of hie eharr. • + (I ro•
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Speech of the Vice President.
Delivered at Washington on the receipt
of the news of the fall of RichnWnd,
on _Monday last.
The Hon. Andrew Johnson Vice
President of the United States, was
discovered in the crowd, and upon be
ing vociferously called for was intro
duced by Mr. Wetmore, military agent
of the State of Ohio. -
The Vice President expressed his
thanks for the fervid reception accor
ded to him by the vast crowd, and
said:
"As I'have been• introduced I will
make ono or two remarks, for I feel
that no one would be justified in at
tempting to make an.address on such
an occaskin, when the' excitement is
justly at so great a height."
"We are now, nay &hinds, winding
up a rebellion, a great effort that has
been made by bad men to overthrow
the,Government of the United-States,
a government founded upon free prin
ciples, and cemented by the best blood
of the Reiolution. • [Cheers.] - You
must indulge `mean making ono sin
gle remark in connection with myself.
At the traitors of the Senate of the
United States plotted against the Gov
ernment and entered into a censpira
cy more foul, more execrable, nod
mere odious • than that of - Catalina
against_the Romitne, I happened to be
a member of that, body, and, as to loy
alty, stood solitary and alone among
the Senators from the Southern States.
I was then and there called upon to
know what I would do with such trai
tors, and 1 want to...repeat...l - 0y reply
here. I said, if we had an Andrew
Jackson he would bane. them as high
as Haman. [Cheers.] c 'But as ho is ne
more, and sleeps in his grave in his
own beloved State, whore traitors and
treason have even . insulted ' his . tomb
and tho very earth that covers his re
mains, humble as I am, when•you ask
me what I would do my reply is I
would arrest them; would trv,them;
I would'convict hem, and. I" Would
bang them. [Prolonged cheers.] As
bumble as I ain and have been, I - have
pursued but one; undevinting course.
All I have—life, limb, and property—
have been put, at the disposal of the
country in this great struggle. . : I have
been in camp, I have been in the field,
I have been everywhere where this
great rebellion was; I have pursued it
until I believe I can now see its ter
mination. Since the world began,
there never has been a, rebellion h of
such gigantic proportions, so infamous
in character, so diabolical in motive,
so entirely disregardful of the laws of
civilized war. It has introduced the
most savage mode of warfare ever
practiced upon the earth. I will re
peat hero a remark,, for which I have
been in no small degree censured.
What is it, allow me to ask, that . has
sustained the nation in this great
struggle 7 The cry has been, you
know that =our Government was not
strong enough for a time of rebellion;
that in such a time she would have to
contend against internal weakness as
well i es internal foes. We have now
given the world evidence that such is
not the fact; and when the rebellion
shall have been crushed out, and the
nation shall once again have settled
down in peace, our Government will
rest upon a more enduring basis than
ever before. [Cheers.] But, my
friends, in what has the great strength
of this Government consisted.? Has it
been in one man power? Has it boon
in some autocrat, or in, some one man
who held absolute government. No I'
I thank God I have it in my power to
proclaim the great truth that this Gov
ernment has derived its strength from
the. American people. Vim) , have is
sued the edict; they have exercised
the power that has resulted in the
overthrow of the rebellion '
and there
is not another Government upon the
face 'of the earth that could have with
stood the. shock. [Cheers.] We can
now congratulate ourselves that we
possess the strongest, tho freest, and
the best Government the world ever
saw. [Great, applause.] Thank God
that we have lived through this trial,
and that, looking in your, intelligent
faces here to-day, .1 can announce to.
you the great fact that Petersburg,
the outpost of the strong eitadel, has
been occupied by our brave and gal
lant officers, and our untiring invinci
ble soldiers: [Great cheering.] And`
not content with that, !ley . have cap
tured the . Cidatel itself, the stronghold
of traitors. Richmond is ours, and is
now-occupied by the forces of - the
United States! [Tremendous cheers.]
Her gates have been entered, and the
glorious stars and stripes, the emblem
of Union, of power, and of supremacy,
now-float'over the enemy's capitol !
[Great cheering.] In the language of
another, let that old flag
. riao higher
- - , (1 higher, until it tneets! the sun in
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his coming, and let the partin g day
linger. to play upon its amplefolds.
[Cheers.] It is the flag of year country,
it is your flag, it is my flag, and it bide
deflance . to all the nations of the earth,
and to the encroachments of all the'
powers combined. [Renewed cheers.]
It is not my 'intention to make any
. imprudent remarks or allusions, but',
the hour will come when those nations
that exhibited towards us such inso
lence and, improper interference in the
midst of our adversity, and, as they
supposed, of our weakness, will learn
that this is a government of the peo
ple, possessing. power enough to make
itself felt and respected. [Cheers.] In
the midst . ,of. our rejoicing, we, must
not forget to drop a tear for those gal
lant fellows'Who have shed their blood
that their Government might triumph.
We cannot forget them wheii wo view
the many bloody battlefields .of the
war, the new made graves,our maimed
friends and relatives, who have left,
their limbs, as it wore,
on the onemy'S
soil, and others who have been con
signed to their long narrow houses
with no winding sheet save their blan
kets satarated with their blood. One
word more and I have done. It is this:
I am in favor of leniency; but, in, my
opinion,
evil doers should, p punished.
[Cries 0f 'That's so I] Treason : the
highest crime known in the eatalogu'o
of erimos; and for him that is guilty of
it;. for him that is willing to
lift his impious hand against the au
thority. of the nation—l would say'
death is too easy a punishment. [Loud
Cheers.] My notion is that treason
must be made odious, that traitors
must 'be punished and impoverished,
their social power broken, though they
must 'be made to fell the penalty of
their crimes. Yon, my friends, have
traitors in your very midst, and tree
son nude rebuke and punishment here
as well as elsewhere. It is not the
men in the field who are the greatest
traitors. It i.s:the men who have en
coura,ged them to imperil their liVes,
while they themselves have remained
at home expending, their moans . and
exerting all their power to overthrow;
the Government. Hence I say this—
'the halter to intelligent, influential
traitors'. [Loud cheers.] But to the
honest boy, to the deluded man, who
has been decieved into the rebel ranks,
I would extend leniency. I would
say, return to Your allegiance, renew
your support to the Government, and
become a good citizen; but the leader's
I would hang. [Groat cheering.] I
hold, too, that wealthy traitors should
be made to remunerate those men
who have suffered as a consequence of
their crime—Vnion men who have
lost their property, who have been
driven from their homes, beggars and
wanderers among strangers. It is
well to talk about these things hero
to-day, in addressing the well informed
persons who compose this audience.
You can, to a very great extent, aid in
moulding public opinion, and giving
it a proper direction. Let us com
mence the work. We have put down
these traitors in arms; lot us-put them
down in law, in publib judgment, and
in the morals of the world. [Great
cheers.] Permit me now to propose
three cheers for the capture of Rich
mond. Three times three cheers were
given with enthusiasm, when throe
cheers were proposed for the
Vice President, and given with
hearty good will. -
Vico President Johnson then sug
gested three cheers for 'sour brave offi
cora and men who have achieved these
great results," and they, wore given
with great unction.
The pressure of the mighty en
gines of General Grant upon the shat
tered columnss 'of General Lee, soon
compelled tho latter "to cry out, "I
surrender." Thus ends the career of
the South's greatest military chieftain,
and thuer will shortly end the bloody
four year's rebellion.
Vir Everybody wants to know
whero Davis will go now. Ho is
bound for the South, and a warmer cli
mate, and no doubt he will find it hot
enough before his travels are over.
liErln a short time Lincoln will is;
sue his proclamation declaring the re
hellion suppressed, and opening certain
Southern ports to trade. The ratifi
cation of this he will leave to Congress
no_"ltichmond on the James," May
now be Shaksperianized; for literally,
if not geographically speaking, "Rich
mond is on the seize."
Mi'lt is roportod that Shsrrnan has
taken Raleigh, capital of N. Carolina.
Mobile is ales? tpnibling.
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VIY,
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WAR
FROM GENERAL GRANT.
VICTORY Y I
GLORIOUS NEWS !
DETAILS OF TU OCCUPATION
OF RICHMOND. '
PURSUIT OF LEE'S ARMY.
Sheridan Overtakes and Routs Lee.
EWELL, AND OTHER REBEL GEN
' EIiA,WcAPTURED.
GEL. LEE FARTHER PURSUED
IT IS THOUGHT HE WILL YIELD
LEE SURRENDERS
Grant's Terms Accepted.
Dotalle . of the Occupation of Rich-
Mond.
THE PURSUIT 'OT LEE'S ARMY
OFFICIAL 'CIAZETTE
Washington, April 5, BP. M.—To
Major General Dias; New York: The
following telegrani.gives all the de
tails received by- this Department in
relation -to the military operations at
Richmond not .heretofore published.
.E. M. STANTON
Secretary of War.
Aiken's Landing,...,Ya., April 30.
—Hon.. E. 31. Stanton; Secretary -of
War: Liftle is linoWn at City Point:
A few officers' OnlYAre left, and these
are overwhelmed with work. Lee tel
egraphed Davis aC3 P.M.:on Sunday,
that hp . %yak; driVen back Red- must
.evacu'ate. Tills was announced in
church. Davis had sold his furniture
previous- at action,- and _was ready to
leave. All the leading - Men get away
that evening. - thc rebel ironclads
were exploded. -The Virginia lies
sunk in the Tames river, above the ob
structions.
Ewell,set the city on, fire, and• all
the business portion of Main street to
the . river was destroyed. The bridg
es across the river - were also destroy.
ed. Many familieSremain. Mrs. Lee
remained at Petersburg. The public
stores wore burned, and a few houses
caught fire, but not, much damage was
done to the city. 'The bridges there
were also destroyed. Will report ful
ly from Richmond. Cannot get a
clear idea of our loss. The only gen
eral killed is Winthrop; Potter is dan
gerously wounded in the groin. Gen.
Grant has commanded the armies in
person since the beginning of opera
tions.
C. A. DANA, Asst. See. of War
SECOND GAZETTE
Washington, April 5, 10 P.' .M.—Ma
jor Gencral Dix,-- : -A telegram just re
ceived by the Department from Rich
mond, states that. Gen. Weitzel cap
tured in Richmond 1,000 well prisoners,
and 5,000 rebel wounded were found
in the hospitals;'soo piece's of artillery
and 5000 small arms were captured.
The President wont to Richmond
yesterday, and returned to City Point
to-day. •
The 'Surgeon Geceral reports that
Mr.SeWard, who was thrown from his
carriage this evening, is doing well.
His arm is broken between the elbow
and shoulder, and his face much brui
sed. The fracture has boon reduced
and the case presents no alarming
symptoms. ' •
EDWIN M. STANTON,
.Secretary of .War.
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Washington,.Aptil 5, 11 P. AL—Ma
jor General' Dix, New York--General
Grant telegraphs to the _DepartMent
from Nottowny Court Rouse as fol
lows:. .
"Last night General Sheridan was
on the Danville Railroad, south of
Amelia Court House, and sent word
to General Meade, who was following
with the 2d and 6th Corps by what is
known q the River Road, that if the
troops could. begot up in time he had
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hopes of capturing or dispersing the
whole of Lee's army."
"I am moving with the left wing,
commanded by General Ord, by the
Cox or direct Burkesville road. We
will be to-night, at ornear-Burksville."
"I have. had no further communica
tion with Sheridan or Meade to-day,
but hope to hear very' soon that they
have come up with and captured or
broken up the balance of the Army of
the Army of Northern Virginia."
"In every direction wo hear, of the
men of that army going home, gener
ally without arms.
"Sheridan reports Lee at Amelia
Court House today."
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
FOURTH GAZETTE.
War Department, Washington,' April
5; 1865,—Major-General Dix,' New
York: The following details respect
ing the capture of Richmond, and the
occupation, by the Union forces. have
been telegraphed to this Department
from that city.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
General Weitzel learned at 3 A. M.
on Monday that Richmond was being
evacuated, and at daylight moved for
ward, first taking pare. to.give his men
broat f .tast in the expectation that they
might have to fight. He met no op
position, and on entering the city was
greeted with a hearty welcome from
the mass of the people.
The Mayor went out to meet.him to
surrender the city, but missed him on
the road. General Weitzel finds
much suffering andpoverty among the
population. The rich as well as the
poor are destitute of food. He is
about to issue supplies to all who take
the oath. The inhabitants now,num
bar about twenty thousand, about
half of them of African descent.
It is not true that Jeffei4on Davis
sold his furniture before leaving.. It
is all in his house, where I am now
writing. He left at 7P. M., by. the
Danville Railroad.
All the members of Congress esca
ped. Hunter has gone home. Car
son Smith went with the army.' Judge
Campbell is here.
General Weitzel took here one thous;
and prisoners besides wounded. These
number five thousand in nine hospi
tals. .
.We captured cannon numbering at
least fiv,e hundred pieces. Five thous
and muskets have been found in one
lot. Thirty locomotives and three
hundred cars aro found here. The
Petersburg Railroad bridge is totally
destroyed; that of the Danville Rail
road partally, so that connection with
Petersburg can easily be made in that
way. All the rebel vessels are des
troyed, except an unfinished ram,
which has her machinery in her per
fect.
The Trodogar Iron Works are un
harmed, and the machinery is run
ning here to-day under Weitzel's or
dere. Libby Prison and Castle Thun
der have also escaped the fire, and aro
filled with rebel prisoners of war.
Most of the editors have fled, especi
ally John Mitchell..
The Whig appeared yesterday, as a
Union paper, with the name of its for
mer proprietor at the head.
The theatre opens here to-night.
General Weitzel describes the recep
tion of the President, yesterday, as
enthusiastic in the extreme. "
Washington, April 6, 12 M.—Major,
General Dix, N. Y.: The following tel
egram announces the probable speedy
destruction of .General Lee's army, if
our troops got up to support Sheridan,
who had headed off the enenay.
E. M: STANTON,
• Secretary of War.
Junction of the Southside and Dan
ville Railroad, Blirkesbille, Va.,
April 5, 10 P. M.
Hon. B. M. Stanton ' Secretary of
War: Lieut. Gen' Grant received the
following despatch at 6 30 P.M, while
on his way to this point, and at once
proceeded to General Sheridan's head
quarters.
General Grant desire's me to trans
mit this dispatch to you on the open
ing of the telegraph at this place, to
say that the 6th Corps without doubt
reached .General Sheridan's .position
within an hour or two after the des
patch was written.
S. S. WILLIAMS, Brig. Gen.
Headquarters, Jettesville, April 5, 3
P M.—Lieutenant General Grant :
send you. the enclosed letter, which
will give you an idea of the condition
of the enorny, and their whereaboets.
1 sent Gen Davis' brigade this mor
ning around on my loft flank.
lie captured at Fame's cross roads
five pieces of artillery, about two hun
dred wagons, and eight or nine battle
flags and a number of prisoners.
The Second army corps is now coin
FIFTH GAZETTE
~T _
1 - %
ing. up. I wish you were. hero_ your
self. I feel confident of capturing the
Army of Northern Virginia if we exert
ourselves. I see no escape for Lee.• I
will put all my cavalry out on my left
,flank except McKenzie, who is now on
the right. P. H. SHERIDAN.
Amelia Court House., April 8,1865.
—Dear Mamma : Our army is ruined,
1 fear. We are all safe as yet. We
aro in line of battle this evening, Gen.,
Robert Lee is in the-field near us.. My
trust is still in the justice of Our cause
andathat of God. Gen Hill is killed.
I send this by a negro I see passing
up the railroad to•Meehlenbarg :
LGVC to all. Your devoted son,.
WM. B. 'revLoa, Colonel.
SIXTH GAZETTE.
Lee's Army Routed,---Rebel Geier.
als Captured.
WASHINGTON, April 7, 10 A. .3.1
Major General Dix :
.General Sheridan attacked and rou
ted Lee's army yesterday, capturing
Major Generals Ewell, Kershaw, But
ton,-Corse and many other general of
ficers 5 several thousand prisoners and
a large number of cannon, and expects
to force Lee to surrender all that is
left of his army. • •
Details will be given as speedily as
possible, but the telegraph' is working
badly. • E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of. War..
SEVENTH GAZETTE
WASUINOTON, April 7th.—Major
General Dix:—Tho following tole
grams announcing the victory: won
yesterday, by Major General Sheri
dan over Lee's army, have just been
received by this Department.
EDWARD M. STANTON,
Secretary of Vir ar.
CITY POINT, April 7th, 8 A. M.—
Hon. Secretary of War:—At 11. 15 P.
M., yesterday, at Burksville Station-,.
General Grant sends me the following
from General Sheridan.
[Signed] . _ A. LiNcorx.
APRIL 6th, 11.15 P. 31.—_Theut .Gen.
Grant. I have the honor to report
that the enemy made a stand at the
intersection of _the Dukes Station
road with the road upon whieh they
were retreating.
I attacked them' with divisions of
the 6th Army Corps, and routed them
handsomely, making a connection
with the cavalry.
I am still pressing on with both cav
alry and infantry.
Up'to the present time we have
captured Generals Ewell, Kershaw,
Button, Corso, De Barre, Custis Lee,
several thousarid prhioners, 14 pieces
of artillery with caissons and a large
number of wagons.
If the thing is pressed, I think Lee
will surrender. •
[Signed] P. II: SHERIDAN,
- Major-General Commanding
EIGHTH. GAZEUSE
Washington, April 6-2 P. M.
Maj. Gen. .13,1.1 . , N. Y.:
A telegram from Gen. Grant, dated
this day at 12 o'clock, noon, at Farm
villa, 16 miles west of Burke's Station,
stated that the enemy has been push
ed from the road towards Danville,
and is now pursued towards Lynch
burg, and that he is very confident of
receiving the surrender of Leo, and
What remains of his army.
• EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War..
11111 . 11 ri: 11"..6"11 7 ;" •
Fr.* kc,
GLORIOUS YEWS !
SURRENDER OF
LEE'S ARMY.
GRANT'S TEES ACCEPTED
Unconditional Surrender of
Everything.
War Department, D. C.,'
April 9, 9 P. ..11.
Maj. Gen. Dix, N. Y.:
The Department- has just received
the official report of the surrender,
this day, of Gen. Lee and his whole
army to Lt. General Grant, an 410
terms proposed by. Genera; Qrgut‘
Details will be given as specciilY
possible,
E. M. STANTO,N I
• •
Headquarters Annierof the Unftecfr
States .April f
lion. .111. Stanton Secivtacy of
Generale Leo surrendered tile Ar
my of Northern Virginia; .thin 'sifter
noon, , upon terms propoi3edi by myself.
Tile . accompanying: additional, corre
spondence will show - t conditions.
fully.
15. GRANT,`
Lieutenant GeneraV :
'April9.
•
GENERAL I, received your note of
this= morning on. the picket, liner,
whither "had come to meet you and:" J
ascertained detintielywhat term ilwere..;
,embaraced in your proposition of yest
erday with reference to the surrender'
of this army. • • •• • •
I now request , an interview in
,ac - . 7
cordance with the offer contained in"
your letter of yesterday fOrthat inzi-
Very.reepeetfullikau r °hellion t see
vent. . .R. E. LEE;
To General Grant:
April 9.
To B. E. _Lee, Comd'g, O.
Your note of• this date is but tills
moment, HSOA Mt received. In.con.
sequence of my . having passed from
the Richniond and Lynchburg .road
to the Farmville and Lynchburg - road,
I am at this writing• about four rdiles4
west of Walter's Church, and will push
forward to, the frontfor the purpose of
meeting you. •
Notice `sent _to me on this road
whore you wish . th interview to, take
place, will meet fin% • -
, -
Very respectfully you'r - obedient' ser
vant.
.U. S..GRANT.
Lee Desires to Make Peace Teims.
April 8, 1865.—General: I received
at a late hoar your note of today in
answer to mine of yesterday. I did
not intend topropose the surrender of
the army of Northern Virginia, bat to ,
ask the terms of your propositions.—
to be frank, I do not think the emer
geney has arisen to - --call'for the stir
rendnr of this army, but.as the restor
ation of peace should be the Bole ob.
jeet of all, I desire to know whether
your proposals would tend to. that.
end. I cannot, therefore, meet you
with a view to surrender the army of
Northern Virginia, but as Jar as your
proposition may of eetthe Confederate
States forces under my command, and
tend to the restoration of peace, I'sh'ld
be pleased to meet you at 10 am, to
morrow on the old stage road to Itictir. ;
mond, between the picket:lioei of thu lir
two armies. Very respectfally,
Your ob't serv't, • RE LEB.
To Gon. Grant, commanding.•armiee
General Grant Refusel to Negotiate.
April 9, 1865.--LGeneral 13 Lee, .
commanding armies of the Confeder-.
ate States.--Goneral : Your note of
yesterday received. •. As I have no:
authority to treat on the enhject. of ,
peace, the meeting proposed for 10 a,,
m, to day, could , load. to no, goed.. X.,
Will state, however, that aM
anxious for peace with yourself; and';
the whole North entertain the :samer:T
feeling. • The terms .upon. which peace' •
can be had are well understood.; By.:
the Sonth laying dOwntheirarnis - theY . -
will hasten that most desirable' event,
save thousands of .human • lives and
hundreds of millions of, property'not_-yet destroyed: Sincerely hoping that
all our diffibulties may be settled with
out the loss Of another life, I subSetibet , '
myself very resp,ectfully,your obedient
servant, U. S:•GRANT,
-• Lt. Gen. U S A.
GENERAL' GRANT'S TERMS..
APPOMATTOX COURT MUSE Aiiril9.
General It. E. Lee, Commanding Con.'
federate States Army : • -
In accordance with the Substance' Of
my letter to yon of the Bth inst:,lpro !. ;
pose to receive the surrender of the
army; of Northern Virginia on the fol-.
lowing terms to wit : . -
Rolls of all'the officers. and ixien to
be made in dupliCate—one copy to be:
given to an officer designated by 'such
officer oroffieers,asyou may designate,
"The officers to give their individnal
par Oles not to take arms against
Government of the United Statue
til properly exchanged, and each com
pany.or regimental commander sign.
like parole for the men of their -corn-r-
The arms, artillery and public prop:-
orty to be. packed and stacked, and
turned over to the officers appointed
by me to receive them. •
This will not • embrace the. side arms
of the °Moors, nor their_ prOate bag
gage. .
- This done, each officer and rnaziWili , '.
be allowed to return to their homely.
not to be disturbed by United States
authority so long as they observe' their`"
parole and the laws in force where
they may reside. •
Very respectfully, , • !.
U. S. GrRANT,
Lieutenant General.
Lee Accepts the Terms and Sur'
renders His Whole Army.
- Headquarters Army 27orthern
ia, April9.—.Lieut. Gen. a S. Grant,'
Commanding U. S. A.—l ba-vereceiv:-
ed your letter of this date containing ,
the terms of surrender of the, arniy ot
Northern Virginia, as proposed by
you. As they are substantially the
same as those expressed in YoUrietter
of the Bth' inst.,lhoy are accepted:;;.
I
-
I will proceed to designate the prop..
er officers to carFy. the stipulations.
• _
into effect.
Very respectfully, your ob6dient'
servant. R.E.s LEE, General. ,1
Official Thanksgiving Proclamation
War Department,
Washinyen, April 9-9 ac, p •
Lieut. General Grant.:
_Thanks be to Almighty God for the
great victory with whichae-has this .
day crowned -you and the gallant
army, under your Command. , ,
Thanks of this Department and of
the GoVernment of the people a Vikal
United,States. Their revereole 00,4.
honor have been deserved, and will be;
'rendered to you AM the. fl'ave all 4
gallant officers and SoldlePii . Of yotT.
army for all time. •
(Signed) • E. M. STANTON,.
•, Secretary of War;
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