Military History of Ulysses S. Grant: From April, 1861, to April, 1865, Volume 3D. Appleton, 1881 - United States |
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... Farmville - Sheridan moves to Prince Edward - Advance of Ord to Farmville - Retreat of Lee across Appo- mattox - Humphreys crosses in pursuit - Fighting on northern bank- Complicated situation at Farmville - Arrival of Grant ...
... Farmville - Sheridan moves to Prince Edward - Advance of Ord to Farmville - Retreat of Lee across Appo- mattox - Humphreys crosses in pursuit - Fighting on northern bank- Complicated situation at Farmville - Arrival of Grant ...
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... Farmville - Sheridan moves to Prince Edward - Advance of Ord to Farmville - Retreat of Lee across Appo- mattox - Humphreys crosses in pursuit - Fighting on northern bank- Complicated situation at Farmville - Arrival of Grant ...
... Farmville - Sheridan moves to Prince Edward - Advance of Ord to Farmville - Retreat of Lee across Appo- mattox - Humphreys crosses in pursuit - Fighting on northern bank- Complicated situation at Farmville - Arrival of Grant ...
Page 550
... Farmville . He sent the information at once to Sheridan . " It was understood , " he said , " that Lee was accompanying his troops , and that he was bound for Danville by way of Farmville . Un- less you have information more positive of ...
... Farmville . He sent the information at once to Sheridan . " It was understood , " he said , " that Lee was accompanying his troops , and that he was bound for Danville by way of Farmville . Un- less you have information more positive of ...
Page 563
... Farmville . I am strongly of opinion Lee will leave Amelia to - night to go south . He will be pursued at six A. M. from here , if he leaves . Otherwise , an advance will be made upon him where he is . " At 10.30 P. M. , he said to ...
... Farmville . I am strongly of opinion Lee will leave Amelia to - night to go south . He will be pursued at six A. M. from here , if he leaves . Otherwise , an advance will be made upon him where he is . " At 10.30 P. M. , he said to ...
Page 564
... , and Ord was directed to cut the bridge over the Ap- pomattox at Farmville , where , if Grant's surmise was correct , the rebels would attempt to cross . Mackenzie was returned to the army of the James . 564 MILITARY HISTORY OF.
... , and Ord was directed to cut the bridge over the Ap- pomattox at Farmville , where , if Grant's surmise was correct , the rebels would attempt to cross . Mackenzie was returned to the army of the James . 564 MILITARY HISTORY OF.
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advance Appomattox arrived artillery assault Atlanta attack battle Boydton Boydton road brigade Burksville Butler campaign Canby Cape Fear river captured cavalry Chattanooga City Point column command court-house creek cross Danville delay destroy Dinwiddie directed dispatch division enemy enemy's entrenched Farmville Fifth corps fight fire Fisher Fisher's Hill Five Forks flank force Fort Fisher front general-in-chief Grant guns Halleck head-quarters Hood Hood's Humphreys hundred infantry James Jetersville Johnston Lee's Lynchburg Major-General mand Meade ment miles military morning move movement Murfreesboro Nashville night North Carolina officers once operations orders Petersburg position Potomac President prisoners push railroad reached rear rebel army rebel line received reinforcements replied reported Richmond river Savannah Schofield Secretary of War sent Sher Sheridan Sherman Sixth corps soldiers soon Stanton success supplies surrender telegraphed Tennessee Thomas thousand tion troops Valley Virginia wagons Warren White Oak road Wilmington wounded
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Page 597 - 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 705 - 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 to be designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate.
Page 592 - GENERAL: Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely: That the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Page 596 - GENERAL, -I received, at a late hour, your note of to-day in answer to mine of yesterday. I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition.
Page 112 - ... nothing should be left to invite the enemy to return. Take all provisions, forage, and stock wanted for the use of your command ; such as cannot be consumed, destroy. It is not desirable that the buildings should be destroyed — they should rather be protected; but the people should be informed that, so long as an army can subsist among them, recurrences of these raids must be expected, and we are determined to stop them at all hazards.
Page 701 - ... The President directs me to say to you that he wishes you to have no conference with General Lee, unless it be for the capitulation of General Lee's army, or on some minor or purely military matter.
Page 601 - 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 701 - Lee's army, or on some minor and purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions.
Page 401 - If some change is not made and the Commissary Department reorganized, I apprehend dire results. The physical strength of the men, if their courage survives, must fail under this treatment.
Page 601 - Church, and will push forward to the front for the purpose of meeting you. Notice sent to me on this road where you wish the interview to take place will meet me.