Show after the gen ell horace porter in hta his campaigning pai gning with ith grant in the century describes the surrender at appomattox gon porter says pays before parting lee asked grant to notify meade ot of the surrender Bur render fearing that fighting might break out on that front 1 and lives be uselessly lost this request was wag complied compiled with and two union of fibers were sent through the enemy a lines as the shortest route to meade some aarne ot of lees off officers leers accompanying them to prevent their being interfered with A little before four gen lee shook heads hands with gen grant bowed to the other officers and with col marshall left the room ono one after another we followed and passed out to the porch lee signaled to his orderly to bring up his horse and while the th animal was being bridled the general stood on the lowest step and gazed adly in the direction of the valley beyond where his army lay now an army of prisoners lie ile thrice smote the palm of hla his left hand slowly with his right flat fist in an absent sort of way seemed not to see the group of union officers in the ilia yard who rose respectfully at his approach and appeared ppe ared unaware of everything about him all appreciated the sadness that overwhelmed iN him and he had the personal sympathy ayro pathy of every one who beheld him at this Bu moment of trial the approach appi of his horse seemed to recall him from his reverie and he fit at once mounted flen den grant now stepped down from the porch moving toward him and saluted him by raisins his bat lie ile was followed in this act of courtesy by all our officers present lee raised his hat bat respectfully and rode off at ft a slow trot to break the sad news to the braye brave follows whom he h had so long commanded gen grant and his staff then started for the headquarters camp which in the meantime had bad been pitched near by the news of the surrender had reached the union lines and the firing of kolutes solutes began at points but the general sent an order at once to have have them stopped using these words the war Is over the rebels ere are our countrymen again and the best sign of rejoicing after the victory will be to abstain from all demonstrations in the neld field this was in keeping with hla his order issued after the surrender 0 of I 1 vicksburg the paroled V wi will it be sent out of here to morrow instruct the commanders to be orderly and quiet as these prisoners pass and to make no offensive remarks |