R.E. Lee and General Grant Imaginary Conversation After Surrender

[Mr. Procrastination]

Imagine if both generals had a conversation a day after the surrender at Appomattox. What would they talk about? Please be detailed. Thanks! Reply quickly please, i need data to use for a project.

 

[highplainsdrifter59]

Lee only conversation to Grant would have been about the troops being fed or how the surrender has processed. Lee didn't talk in general terms, not to Grant at least.

I think it was way too early for Lee to just drop the role of commander and fraternize with Grant about anything other than the rules and regulations of the surrender.

 

[Carronade]

Lee would say "How about best two out of three?"

 

[bankerpapaw]

I'm quite sure Lee wasn't in the mood to talk. It would be a hard thing to have to do to surrender your army after a long, hard fight.

 

[John Winn]

What the others said. And remember that Lee wasn't at all sure he wouldn't hang or at least be imprisoned so I can't see any sort of fraternizing or chit chat about the old days and such. Just get it over with, secure whatever possible for the troops, and go home before being arrested.

 

[War Horse]

Lee: General Grant, I need to take care of a few personal details. I'll be back in a few days?

Grant: You old Fox you, You wouldn't be pulling a fast one on me would you?

Lee: Why General Grant have I ever given you reason to suspect my motives?

Grant: The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna and Petersburgh. No not that I recall.
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[James N.]

Imagine if both generals had a conversation a day after the surrender at Appomattox. What would they talk about? Please be detailed. Thanks! Reply quickly please, i need data to use for a project.

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[civilken]

I always thought to myself how great that would have been to be one of the generals in that room. Rhodes said it best something like this happens once in a century and that was one heck of a century.