. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . d General Williamsagain started for Humphreyss frontto have the letter transmitted to Lee : April 8th, ,CommandingC. S. A.: Your note of last evening in reply tomine of the same date, asking the conditionson which I will accept the surrender of theArmy of Northern Virginia, is just reply I would say that, peace being mygreat desire, there is l)ut one condition Iwould insist upon,— namely, that the menand officers surrendered shall be disquali-fied for taking up arms against the Govern-ment of the United States
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . d General Williamsagain started for Humphreyss frontto have the letter transmitted to Lee : April 8th, ,CommandingC. S. A.: Your note of last evening in reply tomine of the same date, asking the conditionson which I will accept the surrender of theArmy of Northern Virginia, is just reply I would say that, peace being mygreat desire, there is l)ut one condition Iwould insist upon,— namely, that the menand officers surrendered shall be disquali-fied for taking up arms against the Govern-ment of the United States until properlyexchanged. I will meet you, or will desig-nate officers to meet any officers you mayname for the same purpose, at any pointagreeable to you, for the purpose of arrang-ing definitely the terms upon which the sur-render of the Army of Northern Virginiawill be received. U. S. Grant, There turned up at this time arather hungry-looking gentleman ingray, in the uniform of a colonel, whoproclaimed himself the proprietor of. I HE RETREAT PETERSBURG — CONFEDERATES GRATING AND GRINDING CORN, AND COOKING FLOUR-PASTE bN RAMRODS. (BV W. L. SHEPPARD, who OBSERVED THE INCIDENT.) 140 GRAiVrS LAST CAMPAIGN. sampled the fare of Meades hospitable messand once more lay down with full stomachs. General Grant had been suftering all the af-ternoon from a severe headache, the result offatigue, anxiety, scant fare, and loss of sleep,and by night it was much worse. He had beeninduced to bathe his feet in hot water and mus-tard, and apply mustard plasters to his wristsand the back of his neck, but these remediesafforded little relief The dwelling we occu-pied was a double house. The general threw Army of Northern Virginia; but as far as your pro-posal may affect the Confederate States forces undermy command, and tend to the restoration of peace, Ishould be pleased to meet you at 10 A. M. to-morrowon the old stage road to Richmond, between the picket-lines of the t
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