The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc, Volume 10Frank Moore G.P. Putnam, 1868 - United States |
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advance Army Corps arrived artillery assault Atlanta attack battery brave bridge brigade Brigadier-General camp campaign Cape Fear river Captain captured cavalry centre charge Chattanooga City Point Colonel colored column command creek crossing destroyed direction division eight enemy enemy's engaged eral expedition fell field Fifteenth fight fire flank force Fort Fisher forward four Fourteenth Fourth corps front gallant guns HEADQUARTERS heavy hill horses hundred Illinois Indiana infantry intrenched James river Jonesboro Kenesaw killed Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle loss Major-General mand ment miles morning Mountain moved movement Murfreesboro musketry night o'clock P. M. occupied officers Ohio ordered pickets pike pontoon position prisoners railroad reached rear rebel regiment retreat Richmond ridge rifle-pits river road Schofield Second brigade sent shell Sherman side Sixth skirmishers soldiers soon Tennessee Tennessee river tenth thousand tion train troops Twelfth Twenty-third valley volunteers wagons woods wounded
Popular passages
Page 358 - AM to-day could lead to no good. I will state, however, general, that I am equally anxious for peace with yourself; and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms, they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed.
Page 358 - The arms, artillery, and public property to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers nor their private horses or baggage.
Page 358 - I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to- wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate ; one copy to be given to an officer...
Page 358 - April 9, 1865. GENERAL : I received your note of this morning on the picket line, whither I had come to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposition of yesterday. With reference to the surrender of this army, I now request an interview, in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose.
Page 358 - ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, April 9, 1865. " GENERAL : I have received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th instant, they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. RE LEE, General. "Lieutenant-General US GRANT.
Page 358 - Head-Quarters, Army of Northern Virginia, April 9, 1865. " GENERAL : I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th instant, they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. " RE LEE, General.
Page 357 - I will meet you, or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upi'ii which the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia will be received.
Page 316 - Talk thus to the marines, but not to me, who have seen these things, and who will this day make as much sacrifice for the peace and honor of the South as the best-born Southerner among you!
Page 183 - ... whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
Page 319 - You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it ; and those who brought war on our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a .people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace. But you cannot have peace and a division of our country.