. The life and campaigns of U. S. Grant, from his boyhood to the surrender of Lee . llingly do so in person, offering to meetGeneral Pemberton the same afternoon at three oclock,and consult with him on the terms he would grant thegarrison. This reply was placed in the hands of the rebelmessengers, who, blindfolded, were conducted back to theplace of entrance to the Union lines, and were there set atliberty, to return with the answer. Nothing more was now done until afternoon. Theartillery reopened, and the siege went on as before. Bynoon, however, the general promulgated his orders
. The life and campaigns of U. S. Grant, from his boyhood to the surrender of Lee . llingly do so in person, offering to meetGeneral Pemberton the same afternoon at three oclock,and consult with him on the terms he would grant thegarrison. This reply was placed in the hands of the rebelmessengers, who, blindfolded, were conducted back to theplace of entrance to the Union lines, and were there set atliberty, to return with the answer. Nothing more was now done until afternoon. Theartillery reopened, and the siege went on as before. Bynoon, however, the general promulgated his orders, requir-ing a temporary cessation of hostilities. At three oclock precisely, one gun, the prearrangedsignal, was tired, and immediately replied to by the Pemberton then made his appearance on the worksin McPhersons front, under a white flag, considerably^ onthe left of what is known as Fort Hill. General Grant rodethrough our trenches until he came to an outlet, leading toa small green space, which had not been trod by eitherarmy. Here he dismounted, and advanced to meet Gen-. THE CONFERENCE WITH GENERAL PEMBERTON. 305 eral Pemberton, with whom he shook hands, and greetedfamiliarly. It was beneath the outspreading branches of a giganticoak that the conference of the generals took place. Herepresented the only space which had not been used for somepurpose or other by the contending armies. The groundwas covered with a fresh, luxuriant verdure ; here andthere a shrub or clump of bushes could be seen standingout from the green growth on the surface, while severaloaks filled up the scene, and gave it character. Some ofthe trees, in their tops, exhibited the effects of flying pro-jectiles, by the loss of limbs or torn foliage, and in theirtrunks the indentations of smaller missiles plainly markedthe occurrences to which they had been silent witnesses. The party made up to take part in the conference wascomposed as follows :— UNITED STATES OFFICERS. Major-General U.
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