HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF
THE UNITED STATES,
Appomattox
Court-House, Va., April 9, 1865.
General R E. LEE,
Commanding C. S. Army:
GENERAL: In accordance with the substance of my letter to
you of the 8th instant, I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and
men to be made in duplicate – one copy to be given to an officer to be
designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you
may designate; the officers to give their individual paroles not to take up
arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged, and
each company or regimental commander sign a like parole for the men of their
commands. The arms, artillery, and public property to be parked and stacked,
and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not
embrace the side-arms of the officers, nor their private horses or baggage.
This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to their homes, not
to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their
paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.
Very respectfully,
U. S. GRANT.
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. 665
