Articles of Agreement Relating to the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia

( 1865 ) Commentary by Robert R. Montgomery, Independent Scholar

Glossary

Brigades units of about three thousand men each, or three regiments
Corps the largest units of an army, usually three divisions and an artillery brigade and comprising about thirty thousand men
construed given meaning or explained
Couriers messengers, especially those on official diplomatic business
Division a unit of three brigades made up of about nine thousand men
Quarter Masters officers responsible for the food, clothing, and equipment of troops
Side arms firearms, such as pistols, that are held and fired with one hand

A lithograph depicting Robert E. Lee (right) formally surrendering to General Ulysses S. Grant (Library of Congress)

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