APPOMATTOX COURT-HOUSE, VA., April 13, 1865.

Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT:

The surrender of General Lee's army was finally completed to-day. We have paroled from 25,000 to 30,000 men. One hundred and forty-seven pieces artillery have been received, about 10,000 small-arms, and 71 flags. I received on the 11th a deputation from Lychburg, proposing the surrender of that place and asking for our protection. I started Turner's division and Mackenzie's calvary for that point yesterday morning. I have conversed with many of the surrendered officers and am satisfied that by announcing at once terms and a liberal, merciful policy on the part of the Government we can once more have a happy, united country. I believe all reasoning men on both sides recognize the facts that slavery is dead.

JNO. GIBBON,

Major-General.

HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FOURTH ARMY CORPS, Appomattox, April 13, 1865.

Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT:

General Mackenzie occupied Lynchburg at 1.30 p. m. yesterday. He reports an immense quantity of public property there. Turner's division will be there to-day. I have directed him not to destroy the railroad stock, although he will not be able to bring it away on account of the bridges being broken.

JNO. GIBBON,
Major-General of Volunteers, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS TWENTY-FOURTH ARMY CORPS, April 13, 1865. (Received 5.20 p. m. 14th.)

Major-General MEADE:

From the state of the roads and the immense stores to be removed from Lynchburg, I shall probably be detained a weed longer at this point.

JNO. GIBBON,

Major-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. ARTILLERY BRIGADE, TWENTY-FOURTH ARMY Numbers 68.
CORPS, April 13, 1865.

I. The batteries of this brigade stationed near Richmond will have two days' rations cooked and everything in readiness to move at day-light to-morrow morning, April 14, 1865.

II. Captain William Stitt, commanding Battery A, First Pennsylvania Artillery, will report to Colonel E. H. Ripley, commanding First Brigade, [Third Division], Twenty-fourth Army Corps, immediately upon receipt of this, for orders and be ready to move his command at 6 a. m., April 14, 1865.

III. Captain Enoch Jones, commanding Battery H, Third New York Artillery, will report to Colonel M. T. Donohoe, commanding Second Bri-