After such alteration it was handed to General Lee, who put on his glasses, read it, and handed it back to General Grant.

The original was then transcribed by General Parker upon official headed paper and a copy furnished General Lee.
The fac-simile herewith shows the color of the paper of the original document and all interlineations and erasures.
There is a popular error to the effect that Generals Grant and Lee each signed the articles of surrender.

The document in the form of a letter was signed only by General Grant, in the parlor of McLean's house while General Lee was sitting in the room, and General Lee immediately wrote a letter accepting the terms and handed it to General Grant..