| American essays - 1912 - 912 pages
...at midnight and which has already been given, he replied to in explicit terms the next morning: — April 8. 1865. GENERAL, — Your note of last evening,...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... | |
| Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...To this Grant immediately replied : — " GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept...my great desire, there is but one condition that I insist upon, namely : That the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms... | |
| Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...Army — " GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of...received. " In reply, I would say that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition that I insist upon, viz. : "That the men surrendered shall... | |
| Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...immediately replied : "APRIL 8, 1866. " GENERAL — Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of I. 1 would insist upon, namely: that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...Commanding CSA : GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of...received. In reply, I would say that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition I insist upon, viz. : That the men surrendered shall be disqualified... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...Commanding CSA : GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of...received. In reply, I would say that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition I insist upon, viz. : That the men surrendered shall be disqualified... | |
| 1865 - 278 pages
...States Army: GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of...received. In reply, I would say that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition that I insist upon, viz : I will meet you, or designate officers... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 972 pages
...note of last evening, in reply to mine of game date, asking conditions on which I will accej>t the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just...received. In reply, I would say that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition I insist upon, viz. : That the men surrendered shall be disqualified... | |
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...: •' GENERAL: — Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of the samo date, i the conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virgin* is just received. "In reply, I would say that peace being my first desire, there is bat one... | |
| William Swinton - United States - 1866 - 702 pages
...surrender. ROBERT E. LEE, General. LtEBTSNANT-GEiraRAL US GRANT. To this General Grant immediately replied : APRIL 8, 1865. GENERAL : — Your note of last evening,...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... | |
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