Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate; one copy to be retained by the commander of the troops, and the other to be given to an officer to be designated by General Sherman.
Each officer and man to give his individual obligation in writing not to take up arms against the Government of the United States, until properly released from this obligation.
4.

The side-arms of officers, and their private horses and baggage, to be retained by them.
5.

This being done, all the officers and men will be permitted to return to their homes, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities, so long as they observe their obligation and the laws in force where they may reside.
W.T.SHERMAN, Major-General, Commanding United States Forces in North Carolina.
J.E.JOHNSTON, General, Commanding Confederate States Forces in North Carolina.
Approved: U.S.GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
I returned to Raleigh the same evening, and, at my request, General Grant wrote on these terms his approval, and then I thought the matter was surely at an end.

He took the original copy, on the 27th returned to Newbern, and thence went back to Washington.
I immediately made all the orders necessary to carry into effect the terms of this convention, devolving on General Schofield the details of granting the parole and making the muster-rolls of prisoners, inventories of property, etc., of General Johnston's army at and about Greensboro', North Carolina, and on General Wilson the same duties in Georgia; but, thus far, I had been compelled to communicate with the latter through rebel sources, and General Wilson was necessarily confused by the conflict of orders and information.

I deemed it of the utmost importance to establish for him a more reliable base of information and supply, and accordingly resolved to go in person to Savannah for that purpose.
But, before starting, I received a New York Times, of April 24th, containing the following extraordinary communications: [First Bulletin] WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, April 22, 1885.
Yesterday evening a bearer of dispatches arrived from General Sherman.