An interview occurred without delay at a residence near the Court House. The men who had led the two great armies of American citizens, who had opposed strength to strength, strategy to strategy, were face to face. There was the formality of appointing commissioners, but the surrender of the army which had flaunted its banners at Bull Run, waved them victoriously in the Peninsula, as they pursued the retreat of McClellan; the army that moved with unbroken purpose from Antietam, rolled up the legions of Burnside and Hooker, held Grant at bay at Spottsylvania, dashed him back at Cold Harbor, and had stood before him almost a year, is told in the following correspondence:

"APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE, VA., 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 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 his home, not to be disturbed by United States' authority as long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.

"GENERAL R. E. LEE."

"U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General.

“HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, April 9, 1865. "GENERAL:—I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the sur render of the Army of Northern Virginia, as proposed by you. As they are sub stantially 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."

It was doubted if General Grant's terms were not too generous, but with all our condemnation of the cause for which it fought, few such armies as Lee's were ever surrendered.

As rapidly as possible, the work of paroling went forward; our men were permitted to rest, and Grant, instead of going to Richmond,

quietly and unostentatiously went to Washington to arrange for reducing the army.

We reproduce the closing paragraph of his report:

"It has been my fortune to see the armies of both the West and the East fight battles, and from what I have seen, I know there is no difference in their fighting qualities. All that it was possible for men to do in battle, they have done. The Western armies commenced their battles in the Mississippi Valley, and received the final surrender of the remnant of the principal army opposed to them in North Carolina. The armies of the East commenced their battles on the river from which the Army of the Potomac derived its name, and received the final surrender of their old antagonista Appomattox Court House, Va. The splendid achievements of each have nationalized our victories, removed all sectional jealousies (of which we have unfortunately experienced too much), and the cause of crimination and recrimination that might have followed, had either section failed in its duty. All have a proud record, and all sections can well congratulate themselves and each other for having done their full share in restoring the supremacy of law over every foot of territory belonging to the United States. Let them hope for perpetual peace and harmony with that enemy, whose manhood, however mistaken the cause, drew forth such herculean deeds of valor."

It is sufficient answer to the criticisms upon the strategy of General Grant, that he did destroy Lee's army; he did take Petersburg and Richmond; he did do the work upon which he set out when he assumed command of all the armies. He constructed a gigantic scheme, and it was worked out, with God's blessing.

CHAPTER XXV.

THE ONE HUNDRED DAY TROOPS.

THE CALL-THE RESPONSE THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD—THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH THE ONE Hundred and THIRTY-NINTH THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH-THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTYFIRST-THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND-THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THIRD -THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH.

N our first volume (p. 147 et seq.) we have given an account of the hundred-day troops, in the well-chosen words of Governor Yates. These troops were raised in the spring of 1864, and were placed on garrison duty for the purpose of relieving the veterans, who were needed in carrying out the stupendous operations of Grant and Sherman. The call for the regiments met with a prompt. and hearty response, the people fully recognizing its necessity and importance. The service rendered by them was of great value, though none of them participated in any important engagement. The following are the rosters of the hundred-day regiments, in which very few changes were made before the expiration of their term of service:

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

Colonel, Thomas J. Pickett; Lieutenant-Colonel, William H. Haskell; Major, John H. Peck; Adjutant, Daniel Merriman; Quartermaster, Hiram R. Enoch; Surgeon, Robert F. Baker; 1st Assistant Surgeon, William R. Adair; Chaplain, Liston H. Pearce.

Co. A-Captain, Hugh Shepard; 1st Lieutenant, Alonzo H. Davis; 2d Lieutenant, Donell Higgins.

Co. B-Captain, Charles H. Vogell; 1st Lieutenant, Charles Varges; 2d Lieutenant, Anthony H. Heminover.

Co. C-Captain, Charles Barker; 1st Lieutenant, Frank A. Buys; 2d Lieutenant, H. A. Hinckley.

Co. D-Captain, Frank E. Chase; 1st Lieutenant, H. A. Anderson; 2d Lieutenant, William C. Babcock.

Co. E-Captain, Samuel Nutt; 1st Lieutenant, George A. Turner; 2d Lieutenant, James F. Smith.

Co. F-Captain, Isaac S. Bunnell; 1st Lieutenant, Jonathan Dow; 2d Lieutenant, Albert A. Sanborn.

Co. G-Captain, Theodore F. Barnes; 1st Lieutenant, Richard B. Rians; 2d Lieutenant, Henry H. Grimes.

Co. H-Captain, Luke E. Hemenway; 1st Lieutenant, Henry Harwood; 2d Lieutenant, George Schermerhorn.

Co. I-Captain, John A. Sedgwick; 1st Lieutenant, Samuel F. Stratton; 2d Lieutenant, Emanuel Engelstedt.

Co. K-Captain, Calvin A. Laws; 1st Lieutenant, Frank H. Battershall; 2d Lieutenant, Henry B. Gurlee.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

Colonel, Thaddeus Phillips; Lieutenant-Colonel, John E. Moore; Major, James F. Longley; Adjutant, William J. Allen; Quartermaster, Thomas B. Clark; Surgeon, Henry A. Folger; 1st Assistant Surgeon, James B. Carr; Chaplain, William R. Adams.

Co. A-Captain, Norman B. Ames; 1st Lieutenant, A. V. Arnold; 2d Lieutenant, Henry F. Lightfoot.

Co. B-Captain, George W. Smith; 1st Lieutenant, William H. Corcoran; 2d Lieutenant, Charles H. Ayers.

Co. C-Captain, Walter M. Collins; 1st Lieutenant, William H. Carroll; 2d Lieutenant, Martin A. Patterson.

Co. D-Captain, John Carstens; 1st Lieutenant, Thomas J. Davidson; 2d Lieutenant, John Packer.

Co. E-Captain, Willson A. Duggan; 1st Lieutenant, John O. Piper; 2d Lieutenant, Columbus Woods.

Co. F-Captain, George W. Dugger; 1st Lieutenant, Allen Cockrell; 2d Lieutenant, Henry A. Sturgis.

Co. G-Captain, William H. Edwards; 1st Lieutenant, John H. Valentine; 2d Lieutenant, Rufus C. Barnett.

Co. H-Captain, R. F. Ross; 1st Lieutenant, Peter A. Hoffman; 2d Lieutenant, James A. Young.

Co. I-Captain, Alfred Ovendorff; 1st Lieutenant, Ethan A. Norton; 2d Lieutenant, Samuel A. Ramels.

Co. K-Captain, Charles A. Summers; 1st Lieutenant, Isaiah Humrichouser; 2d Lieutenant, Anthony W. Moore.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

Colonel, Waters W. McChesney; Lieutenant-Colonel, John C. Bigelow; Major, John A. Wilson; Adjutant, Edward D. Luxton; Quartermaster, Reuben P. Pierce; Surgeon, Willis Danforth; 1st Assistant Surgeon, Joseph M. Jenkins; Chaplain, Amos K. Tullis.

Co. A-Captain, John Dyer; 1st Lieutenant, Charles E. Sinclair; 2d Lieutenant, George Barry.

Co. B-Captain, Nathaniel B. Petts; 1st Lieutenant, Hiram V. Wilkinson; 2d Lieutenant, Isaac Z. Packard.

Co. C-Captain, Moses A. Thayer; 1st Lieutenant, Marshall B. Hughson; 2d Lieutenant, Francis X. Binz.

Co. D-Captain, William Metlar; 1st Lieutenant, Charles E. Dickinson; 2d Lieutenant, Rossell G. O'Brien.

Co. E-Captain, Henry J. Milligan; 1st Lieutenant, Albert P. Williams; 2d Lieutenant, Seward C. Metz.

Co. F-Captain, Alphonso C. Linn; 1st Lieutenant, Milton C. Springer; 2d Lieutenant, George E. Strobridge.

Co. G-Captain, Joshua Pike; 1st Lieutenant, Edward M. Atkinson; 2d Lieutenant, James H. Rowe.

Co. H—Captain, Samuel L. Andrews; 1st Lieutenant, Hiram T. Lay; 2d Lieutenant, Philip Potter.

Co. I-Captain, Edward J. Whitehead; 1st Lieutenant, Andrew L. Hunt; 2d Lieutenant, Edward O'Neill.

Co. K—Captain, Anthony B. Porter; 1st Lieutenant, Thomas S. Sexton; 2d Lieutenant, Albert W. Danks.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.

Colonel, John S. Wolfe; Lieutenant-Colonel, Theodore H. West; Major, Greenbury Wright; Adjutant, Clifford W. Holden; Quartermaster, Joseph Peters; Surgeon, Samuel H. Birney; 1st Assistant Surgeon, James A. Williams; 2d Assistant Surgeon, John Lacrone.

Co. A-Captain, Benjamin Burt; 1st Lieutenant, George N. Ridards; 2d Lieutenant, William Archdeacon.

Co. B-Captain, Edward Bailey; 1st Lieutenant, Patrick H. Scott; 2d Lieutenant, Joseph E. Conklin.

Co. C-Captain, John V. Bovell; 1st Lieutenant, Calvin S. James; 2d Lieutenant, Walter S. Brown.

Co. D-Captain, Thomas H. Dobbs; 1st Lieutenant, John E. Vinson; 2d Lieutenant, Francis M. Young.

Co. E-Captain, George W. McClure; 1st Lieutenant, Samuel S. Dickens; 2d Lieutenant, John S. Gerrard.

Co. F-Captain, Samuel G. McAdams; 1st Lieutenant, James A. Hubbard; 2d Lieutenant, Edward Stearns.

Co. G-Captain, Derrick Lamb; 1st Lieutenant, James Easton; 2d Lieutenant, James T. Sweitzer.

Co. H-Captain, James B. Wicklin; 1st Lieutenant, Philip Brown; 2d Lieutenant, Peter Jones.

Co. I-Captain, Milton A. Ewing; 1st Lieutenant, James T. Ewing; 2d Lieutenant, Thomas J. Matthews.

Co. K-Captain, Edward Laferty; 1st Lieutenant, Oliver S. Stewart; 2d Lieutenant, Isaac N. Payton.