                     Terms Of Lee's Surrender At Appomattox
                                     1865

  "Appomattox Court-House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.

  "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 to 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 sidearms of the officers nor their private horses or
baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return
to his home, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as
they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may
reside.
                                  "U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
  "General R. E. Lee."


             "Head-Quarters, Army of Northern Virginia,

                                         April 9, 1865.

  "GENERAL: I received your letter of this date containing the terms
of the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, as proposed by you.
As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter
of the 8th instant, they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the
proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect.

                                               "R. E. Lee, General.
  "Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant."
