APRIL 8, 1865.
General R. E. LEE,
Commanding C. S. Army:
GENERAL: Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same
date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my
great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, viz, that the men
and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against
the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you,
or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same
purpose, at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose of arranging definitely
the terms upon which the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia will be
received.
Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
U.S. GRANT,
Commanding Armies of the United States.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
46, Part 3 (Serial No. 97), p. 641
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