 | American essays - 1912 - 912 pages
...right to harbor such a thought? Had not Grant said to him in the note received the evening before: 'Peace being my great desire, there is but one condition...men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified from taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged"? In view... | |
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...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 that I insist upon, namely : That the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...condition that I insist upon, viz. : "That the men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. " I will meet you, or designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is orace 1 would insist upon, namely: that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking... | |
 | Thomas Mears Eddy - Illinois - 1866 - 736 pages
...will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, U just received. In reply, I would gay, that peace being my great desire, there is but one...men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified from taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...conditioo that I insist upon, vi/. : • That the men surrendered shall be disqualifie'] for taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. "I will meet you, or designate officers to meet any officers you may name for ib» game purpose, at any point agreeable... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...I insist upon, viz. : That the men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against tke Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to... | |
 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...insist upon. viz. : '• T.iat the men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against ibe Government of the United States until properly exchanged. •' I will meet you. or designate officers to meet any officers you may name for ti* same purpose, at any point agreeable to... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...I insist upon, viz. : That the men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against tke Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to... | |
 | William Swinton - History - 1866 - 702 pages
...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...United States until properly exchanged. I will meet yon, or will designate officers to meet any officers you might name for the same purpose, at any point... | |
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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... 
