se indicated above.

I am, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT,
_Major-General_.

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_General Grant to General Pemberton._

Headquarters, Department of the Tennessee,
To Near Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 3, 1863.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J. C. PEMBERTON,
Commanding Confederate Forces, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

General: In conformity with agreement of this afternoon, I will
submit the following proposition for the surrender of the city of
Vicksburg, public stores, etc. On your accepting the terms
proposed, I will march one division as a guard and take
possession at 8 A.M. to-morrow. As soon as rolls can be made out
and paroles signed by officers and men, you will be allowed to
march out of our lines, the officers taking with them their
side-arms and clothing, and the field, staff, and cavalry
officers one horse each. The rank and file will be allowed (p. 393)
all their clothing, but no other property. If these conditions
are accepted, any amount of rations you may deem necessary can be
taken from the stores you now have, and also the necessary
cooking utensils for preparing them. Thirty wagons, also,
counting two horse or mule teams as one, will be allowed to
transport such articles as cannot be carried along.

The same conditions will be allowed to all sick and wounded
officers and soldiers as fast as they become able to travel.

The paroles for these latter must be signed, however, whilst
officers are present authorized to sign the roll of prisoners.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT,
_Major-General_.

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_General Pemberton to General Grant._

To Headquarters, Vicksburg,
MAJOR-GENERAL U. S. GRANT, July 3, 1863.
Commanding United States Forces before Vicksburg.

General: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
communication of this date, proposing terms of capitulation for
this garrison and post.

In the main your terms are accepted; but in justice both to t