You may assure the President that I heed his suggestion.

I am truly, etc., W.T.SHERMAN, Major-General commanding.
On the same day, but later, I received an answer from General Johnston, agreeing to meet me again at Bennett's house the next day, April 26th, at noon.

He did not even know that General Grant was in Raleigh.
General Grant advised me to meet him, and to accept his surrender on the same terms as his with General Lee; and on the 26th I again went up to Durham's Station by rail, and rode out to Bennett's house, where we again met, and General Johnston, without hesitation, agreed to, and we executed, the following final terms: Terms of a Military Convention, entered into this 26th day of April, 1865, at Bennett's House, near Durham's Station., North Carolina, between General JOSEPH E.JOHNSTON, commanding the Confederate Army, and Major-General W.T.SHERMAN, commanding the United States Army in North Carolina: 1.

All acts of war on the part of the troops under General Johnston's command to cease from this date.
2.

All arms and public property to be deposited at Greensboro', and delivered to an ordnance-officer of the United States Army.
3.