. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . ich he answers as follows : April 9, —Tour note of yesterday is received. I have no authority to treaton the subject of peace ; the meeting proposed for 10 A. M. to-day, could lead tono good. I will state, however, general, that I am equally anxious for peacewith yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The termsupon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying downtheir arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands ofhuman lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet des
. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . ich he answers as follows : April 9, —Tour note of yesterday is received. I have no authority to treaton the subject of peace ; the meeting proposed for 10 A. M. to-day, could lead tono good. I will state, however, general, that I am equally anxious for peacewith yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The termsupon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying downtheir arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands ofhuman lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Sincerelyhoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc. U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-GeneraLGeneral £. E. Lee. On the 9th, Ord comes up to Appomattox, and with him theFifth Corps, just as the enemy is making a desperate effort tobreak through the cavalry, and defeat it. This is the end:the last ditch is reached. A white flag comes into the linea, THE TEUE BEGINNING OF THE END.* U5. APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE—THE SURRENDER. 446 GRANT AND HIS CAMPAIGNS. asking for a suspension of hostilities in order to arrange termsfor surrender. This Grant received while going to join Sher-idan. It was in the following terms : April 9, —I received your note of this morning, on the picket-line, whitherI had come to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced inyour proposal of yesterday, with reference to the surrender of this army. I nowask an interview in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yester-day, for that purpose. R. E. Lee, GeneralLieutenant-General U. S. Grant. The interview took place at the residence of Mr. , at Appomattox Courthouse. It was brief, but con-clusive. Sad in the extreme to the Confederate general, whohaving risked every thing, had lost all. No pen can describe the exultation of our troops. The following view from a rebel standpoint is presented byan eye
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