Capehart and the officer rode down the column to General George Armstrong Custer, where he told the general that Lee and Grant were in correspondence concerning a surrender of Lee's Army, The Confederate officer also requested a truce until the results of the negotiation were known.
Capehart and the officer rode down the column to General George Armstrong Custer, The Confederate officer also requested a truce. The results of the negotiation were known. Lee and Grant were in correspondence concerning a surrender of Lee's Army. This was what he told the general.