Editing Army of Northern Virginia (section)

==Surrender and parole==
Following Lieutenant General A.P. Hill's death on April 2, 1865, the Third Corps was dissolved and assigned to the First Corps. On April 9, 1865, General Lee surrendered. One day later he thanked his men and his officers for their bravery and sturdiness and announced the dismissal of all troops on their word of honor in [[General Order No. 9]].<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. XLVI, Part I, p. 1267: [http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?frames=1&cite=http%3A%2F%2Fcdl.library.cornell.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmoa%2Fmoa-cgi%3Fnotisid%3DANU4519-0095&coll=moa&root=%2Fmoa%2Fwaro%2Fwaro0095%2F&tif=01289.TIF&view=75 Dismissal]</ref> The listings of the Army of Northern Virginia say that 28,231 soldiers were dismissed on their word of honor on April 10, 1865.<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. XLVI, Part I, p. 1277ff: [http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?root=%2Fmoa%2Fwaro%2Fwaro0095%2F&tif=01299.TIF&cite=http%3A%2F%2Fcdl.library.cornell.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmoa%2Fmoa-cgi%3Fnotisid%3DANU4519-0095&coll=moa&frames=1&view=75 Discharge on word of honor]</ref>