. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . met on July 3d to confer about the sur-render. Under a tree, within a few hundred feet of the Confederate lines. Grant greeted his adversary as an oldacquaintance. They had fought in the same division for a time in the Mexican War. Each spoke hut twosentences as to the surrender, for Grant lived up to the nickname he gained at Donelson, and Pembertons pridewas hurt. The former comrades walked and talked awhile on other things, and then returned to their lines. Xextday the final terms were arranged by correspondence, and the Confede
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . met on July 3d to confer about the sur-render. Under a tree, within a few hundred feet of the Confederate lines. Grant greeted his adversary as an oldacquaintance. They had fought in the same division for a time in the Mexican War. Each spoke hut twosentences as to the surrender, for Grant lived up to the nickname he gained at Donelson, and Pembertons pridewas hurt. The former comrades walked and talked awhile on other things, and then returned to their lines. Xextday the final terms were arranged by correspondence, and the Confederates marched out with colors flying: theystacked their arms and, laying their colors upon them, marched back into the city to be paroled. Those whosigned the papers not to fight until exchanged numbered 29,391. The tree where the commanders met was sooncarried away, root and branch, by relic-hunters. Subsequently the monument which replaced it was chippedgradually into bits, and in KS(iU a (it-pounder cannon toiik its ])Iarr :!■; a pirmnncnt VICKSBLRG IX ^SESSIOX OF THE FEDER.\.LS
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