Lee General Lee's parole

[Barrycdog]

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General Lee's parole --

We, the undersigned prisoners of War, belonging to the Army of
Northern Virginia, having been this day surrendered by General Robert
E. Lee, C.S.A. Commanding said Army, to Lieut. Genl. U. S....
Grant, Commanding Armies of United States, do hereby give our solemn
parole of honor that we will not hereafter serve the armies of the Confed
erate States, or in any military capacity whatever, against the United States
of America, or render aid to the enemies of the latter, until properly ex
changed in such manner as shall be mutually approved by the respective
authorities.

Done at Appomattox Court
House, Va., this 9th day of
April, 1865.

[Signed]

R.E. Lee Genl
W. H. Taylor Lt Col & AAG
Chas S. Venable Lt Col & AAG
Charles Marshall Lt Col & AAG
H. E. Praton Lt Col A & Surgeon Genl
Giles B. Cooke Maj & AAG
H. S. Young Maj AAG

 

[Patrick H]

This document might be common knowledge to many, but it's new to me and I think it's a remarkable privilege to see an image of it. But I've got a question about it: The main text is obviously typeset, although the signatures appear to be genuinely handwritten. How is it that the text is typeset? Was this document hurriedly printed just in time for Lee's signature? Was it a standard form that was presented to Lee and staff? Please explain.

 

[americono]

He was a man of many words.

 

[Vicksburger]

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General Lee's parole --

We, the undersigned prisoners of War, belonging to the Army of
Northern Virginia, having been this day surrendered by General Robert
E. Lee, C.S.A. Commanding said Army, to Lieut. Genl. U. S....
Grant, Commanding Armies of United States, do hereby give our solemn
parole of honor that we will not hereafter serve the armies of the Confed
erate States, or in any military capacity whatever, against the United States
of America, or render aid to the enemies of the latter, until properly ex
changed in such manner as shall be mutually approved by the respective
authorities.

Done at Appomattox Court
House, Va., this 9th day of
April, 1865.

[Signed]

R.E. Lee Genl
W. H. Taylor Lt Col & AAG
Chas S. Venable Lt Col & AAG
Charles Marshall Lt Col & AAG
H. E. Praton Lt Col A & Surgeon Genl
Giles B. Cooke Maj & AAG
H. S. Young Maj AAG

Is this in a museum somewhere?

 

[tdftdf]

Amazing! Anyone know whee this is kept?

 

[AndyHall]

But I've got a question about it: The main text is obviously typeset, although the signatures appear to be genuinely handwritten. How is it that the text is typeset? Was this document hurriedly printed just in time for Lee's signature? Was it a standard form that was presented to Lee and staff? Please explain.

Most parole documents for members of surrendering armies are typeset. Presumably the Federal provost commandeered whatever news office or printer that happened to be close by to have them mass-produced. The printed text on this one is hard to read, but it looks like the usual wording, i.e., not composed specifically for Lee and his staff.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Amazing! Anyone know whee this is kept?

It seems that it is kept in the National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/spring/piece-lee.html

 

[tdftdf]

It seems that it is kept in the National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/spring/piece-lee.html

Faraway - thank you for digging this up !

 

[FarawayFriend]

You are very welcome!

 

[WJC]

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General Lee's parole --

We, the undersigned prisoners of War, belonging to the Army of
Northern Virginia, having been this day surrendered by General Robert
E. Lee, C.S.A. Commanding said Army, to Lieut. Genl. U. S....
Grant, Commanding Armies of United States, do hereby give our solemn
parole of honor that we will not hereafter serve the armies of the Confed
erate States, or in any military capacity whatever, against the United States
of America, or render aid to the enemies of the latter, until properly ex
changed in such manner as shall be mutually approved by the respective
authorities.

Done at Appomattox Court
House, Va., this 9th day of
April, 1865.

[Signed]

R.E. Lee Genl
W. H. Taylor Lt Col & AAG
Chas S. Venable Lt Col & AAG
Charles Marshall Lt Col & AAG
H. E. Praton Lt Col A & Surgeon Genl
Giles B. Cooke Maj & AAG
H. S. Young Maj AAG

First time I've seen a photocopy of the actual document. Thanks for posting!

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Haha...I posted a thread on this the other day, but I called it a Declaration of Surrender because that's what I thought it was! @Patrick H put me on the right track, but then I was curious about the actual 'Surrender' documentation with the terms. Is there a copy of that one anywhere?

(PS: The copy of this I found was on Pinterest)

 

[FarawayFriend]

Haha...I posted a thread on this the other day, but I called it a Declaration of Surrender because that's what I thought it was! @Patrick H put me on the right track, but then I was curious about the actual 'Surrender' documentation with the terms. Is there a copy of that one anywhere?

(PS: The copy of this I found was on Pinterest)

Here is a facsimile at least (I'm posting just a teaser, source is given below, containing the full document as well as a transcript)

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vaul..._s_surrender_terms_drafted_by_ely_parker.html

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Here is a facsimile at least (I'm posting just a teaser, source is given below, containing the full document as well as a transcript)

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vaul..._s_surrender_terms_drafted_by_ely_parker.html

That's awesome @FarawayFriend ! I had never seen this before, and original documentation often brings home the import of the situation, too. Thanks so much for posting. I appreciate it At least I'm not confused anymore...

 

[FarawayFriend]

Thanks for your kind words, @Cavalry Charger
I have now added the link to that site to our Link Directory. That's convenient because you don't need to store the link somewhere on your own computer. It still needs moderator approval, though, before the general public here may view it.

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Thanks for your kind words, @Cavalry Charger
I have now added the link to that site to our Link Directory. That's convenient because you don't need to store the link somewhere on your own computer. It still needs moderator approval, though, before the general public here may view it.

You are awesome, my friend I'm sure others will also appreciate your awesomeness, too

 

[FarawayFriend]

You are awesome, my friend I'm sure others will also appreciate your awesomeness, too

Aw, shucks ...