FORT MONROE, VA., April 20,
1865 — 12 m.
(Received 2.30 p.m.)
Lieut. Gen. U.S. GRANT:
GENERAL: I have the honor to report my arrival at this place
with dispatches
for yourself and General Halleck from General Sherman, dated Raleigh, 18th
instant, containing the conditions of an agreement made that day between
General Sherman and the rebel General Johnston at a conference between them
held near Durham's Station, twenty-eight miles northwest of Raleigh, and
forwarded immediately by General Sherman for your consideration. I leave here
for Washington in half an hour on the Keyport, dispatch boat. All was well at
Raleigh, and the armies were to maintain the status quo for the present.
Our cavalry headquarters were at Durham's Station. The bulk of the rebel army
had crossed the Haw River.
Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
HENRY HITCHCOCK,
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I Volume
47, Part 3 (Serial No. 100), p. 257
