The Fall of Petersburg and Richmond Reported
The Argus recounts Grant and Ord’s forces pressing Petersburg and Richmond. Union troops breach Confederate lines, capture forts and artillery, and drive Lee’s army toward retreat, with Petersburg abandoned and Richmond occupied by morning. Casualties and prisoners total high on both sides, Confederacy suffering its best army's loss.
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A Word to Democrats After Victory
A political notice urging Democratic friends to accept the Union victory and refrain from gloating. It questions prior party claims that restoration via war was impossible, urges reconciliation, and cautions against vindictiveness as the nation celebrates.
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Proclamation Calls Mercy Yet Warns Against Treason
A grainy historic proclamation urges rebels to repent and return to the Union while promising lenient terms for those who surrender. It warns that continuing treason will end in infamy and calls on supporters to quietly desert and join the army to restore the Union and peace.
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Surrender Talks End Civil War With Grant Lee Accord
Letters between U.S. Grant and R. E. Lee reveal surrender terms for the Army of Northern Virginia. The agreement requires paroles, exchange, and stacks of arms, with officers and men returning to civilian life under lawful rules. The exchange of notes marks the end of major fighting in the Civil War.
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