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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 21: closing events of the War.--assassination of the President. (search)
hours after the message should reach the Confederate lines. The notification was accompanied by a demand for the immediate surrender of Johnston's army, on the terms granted to Lee. Then Sherman directed his corps commanders to resume the pursuit of Johnston at noon, on the 26th. Well satisfied that was the result of zeal for peace, acting under misapprehensions, For a vindication of his acts in the matter of the truce and Memorandum, see General Sherman's Report, dated City Point, May 4, 1865. Place of Johnston's surrender to Sherman. Grant left him in command; and, from the hour when he directed him to end the truce, and demand the surrender of Johnston's army, he was untrameled by any order from his superior. Johnston did not even know that Grant was at the Headquarters of the Union army, when, on the 25th, he replied to Sherman's note, and asked for another conference at the place where they met before. Johnston's request was granted. The two commanders met at the