be parked
and stacked, and turned over to the officer 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, Lt.-Gen."

This was immediately handed to General Lee, who, after reading it,
observed the word "_exchanged_" had been inadvertently omitted
after the words "until properly." The word was inserted. Lee
inquired of Grant whether the terms proposed permitted cavalrymen
and artillerists who, in his army, owned their horses, to retain
them. Grant answered that the terms, as written, would not, but
added, that as many of the men were small farmers and might need
their animals to raise a crop in the coming season, he would instruct
his paroling officers to let every man who claimed to own a horse
or mule keep it. Lee remarked that this would have a good effect.

Grant's draft was handed to be copied to an _Indian_, Colonel Ely
S. Parker (Chief of the Six Nations) of Grant's staff, he being
the best scribe of Grant's officers present. Lee mistook Parker
for a negro, and seemed to be struck with astonishment to find one
on Grant's staff.

Lee then wrote this note:

"Headquarters Army of Northern Virginia, April 9, 1865.
"General,--I received your letter of this date containing the terms
of 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 inst. they are accepted. I will proceed to designate
the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect.

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

Generals Gibbon, Griffin, and Merritt were designated by Grant,
and Generals Longstreet, Gordon, and Pendleton by Lee, to carry
into effect the terms of surrender.

Before separating, Lee stated to Grant that his army was badly in
want of food and forage; that his men had lived for some days on
parched corn, and that he would have to ask for subsistence. Grant
promised it at once, and asked how many men there were to supply.
Lee replied, "About twenty-five thousand." Grant authorized him
to send to Appomattox Station and get a supply out of the recently
captured trains. At that time our army had few r