Drawing shows General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant standing near a large tree, possibly on the "old stage road to Richmond, between the picket-lines" of both armies with officers for each standing nearby; Lee is shown holding a paper, reviewing the terms as set by Grant for surrender, as Grant gestures toward the Union forces on the right.

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