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6th corps advance Appomattox arrived assault Atlanta attack bank battle Bragg bridge Brig Brig.-Gen Brigade Brown's Ferry Burkesville Burnside Burnside's Butler campaign captured cavalry Chattanooga Chattanooga Valley Chickamauga City Point Cold Harbor command commenced Confederate Court House Creek crossing Cumberland destroy directed dispatch east enemy enemy's fighting force Fort Fisher front guard Halleck Hancock headquarters hold Hooker hundred infantry instructions intrenched James River Johnston Knoxville Lee's army Lieutenant-General Longstreet Lookout Lookout Mountain loss Lynchburg Major-General Meade ment miles Missionary Ridge Mississippi morning move movement Nashville night north side o'clock officers operations ordered Petersburg pickets position Potomac prisoners pushed railroad reached rear reinforce retreat Richmond road sent Shenandoah Valley Sheridan Sherman Smith soon south side Spottsylvania supplies telegraphed Tennessee River Thomas thousand tion troops U. S. GRANT valley Virginia Virginia Central Railroad wagons Warren Washington wounded Wright's corps
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Page 612 - GENERAL: The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood, by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the Army of Northern Virginia.
Page 614 - The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged, and each company or regimental commander sign a like parole for the men of their commands.
Page 480 - The arms, artillery and public property to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officer appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers, nor their private horses or baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to their homes, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.
Page 463 - 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 468 - General, that I am equally anxious for peace with yourself; and the whole North entertain 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 479 - 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. The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the government of the United States until properly...
Page 613 - I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army; but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desired to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia; but as far as your proposal may affect the...
Page 482 - 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 462 - GENERAL : — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia...
Page 101 - He urged that the work before us was of such vast importance to the whole nation that the feeling or wishes of no one person should stand in the way of selecting the right men for all positions. For himself, he would serve to the best of his ability wherever placed.