HEADQUARTERS,
Vicksburg, Miss., July 3, 1863.
Maj. Gen. U.S. GRANT,
Commanding United States Forces:
GENERAL: I have the honor to propose to you an armistice for
several hours, with a view to arranging terms for the capitulation of
Vicksburg. To this end, if agreeable to you, I will appoint three commissioners
to meet a like number, to be named by yourself, at such place and hour to-day
as you may find convenient.
I make this proposition to save the further effusion of
blood, which must otherwise be shed to a frightful extent, feeling myself fully
able to maintain my position for a yet indefinite period.
This communication will be handed you under a flag of truce
by Maj. Gen. John S. Bowen.
Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
J. C. PEMBERTON,
Lieutenant-General,
Commanding.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
24, Part 1 (Serial No. 36), p. 283
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