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Maryland, formerly of the staff of General James Longstreet, and presented by him to General Arthur Freemantle, of the British army, who, at the suggestion of Colonel Latrobe, recently presented it to the Southern Historical Society :

APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE, VA.,

April loth, 1865.

Agreement entered into this day in regard to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to the United States authorities :

First. The troops shall march by brigades and detachments to a designated point, stack their arms, deposit their flags, sabres, pistols, etc., and from thence march to their homes under charge of their officers, superintended by their respective division and corps com- manders, officers retaining their side-arms and the authorized num- ber of private horses.

Second. All public horses and public property of all kinds to be turned over to staff-officers, designated by the United States authori- ties.

Third. Such transportation as may be agreed upon as necessary for the transportation of the private baggage of officers, will be allowed to accompany the officers, to be turned over at the end of the trip to the nearest United States quartermaster, receipts being taken for the same.

Fourth. Couriers and mounted men of the artillery and cavalry, whose horses are their own private property, will be allowed to re- tain them.

Fifth. The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia shall be construed to include all the forces operating with that army on the 8th instant, the date of the commencement of negotiations for sur- render, except such bodies of cavalry as actually made their escape previous to the surrender; and except, also, such pieces of artillery as were more than twenty (20) miles from Appomattox Courthouse at the time of the surrender on the Qth instant.

JOHN GIBBON, J. LONGSTREET,

Major- Gen' I Vols. Lieutenant Gen' I.

CHARLES GRIFFIN, J. B. GORDON,

Bvt. Maj. - Gen' I U. S. Vols. Major- Gen' I.

W. MERRITT, W. N. PENDLETON,

Bvt. Major- Gen' I. Brig. - Gen' I and Ch. of Art'y.