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| Keywords: Parole of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Six of his Staff Officers - NARA - 300387.jpg Scope and content By signing this form Robert E Lee and six of his staff officers became paroled prisoners of war and pledged not to take up arms against the United States The surrender formalities lasted 4 days On April 9 1865 Generals Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee met in the parlor of a house in Appomattox Court House Virginia to discuss the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia The terms were generous the men of Lee's army could return home in safety if they pledged to end the fighting and deliver their arms to the Union Army On April 12 1865 in a quiet but emotional ceremony the infantry of Lee's army surrendered their arms folded their battle flags and received their parole papers which guaranteed them safe passage home General notes Exhibit History American Originals December 1996 - December 1997 National Archives Rotunda Washington DC Exhibit No 624 0023 Civil War Centennial 1961- National Archives Washington DC Exhibit No 145 xxxx 300387 Local identifier War Department Record and Pension Office 1892 - 05/11/1904 Archives I Reference Section Textual Archives Services Division NWCT1R National Archives Building 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20408 1865-04-09 Record group Record Group 94 Records of the Adjutant General's Office 1762 - 1984 Record group ARC 423 Document File compiled 1889 - 1904 Series ARC 300385 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWCTB-94-PI17E501-PAROLE<br /> NAIL Control Number NWDT1-94-PI17E501-PAROLE Other versions <gallery> File Parole_of_Confederate_General_Robert_E _Lee_and_Six_of_his_Staff_Officers_-_NARA_-_300387 tif tif File Parole_of_Confederate_General_Robert_E _Lee_and_Six_of_his_Staff_Officers_-_NARA_-_300387 jpg jpg </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov Manuscripts of the American Civil War Robert Edward Lee | ||||
