 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...  Annual Reports of the War Department - Page 1137by United States. War Department - 1866Full view - About this book
 | William Swinton - United States - 1866 - 702 pages
...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...United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or will designate officers to meet any officers you might name for tin; same purpose, at any point... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 586 pages
...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...United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 398 pages
...that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition that I insist upon, viz. : That the men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms...States until properly exchanged. I will meet yon, or designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 782 pages
...that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition that I insist upon, viz. : That the men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms...United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the purpose, at any point agreeable... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - 1866 - 164 pages
...my firet desire, there is but one condition I insist npon, viz : That the men surrendered shall he disqualified for taking up arms again against the...United States, until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or designate officere to meet any officers you may name, for the same purpose, at any point agreeable... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 836 pages
...Virginia, is jnst 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...officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking np arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet yon,... | |
 | Stella S. Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1866 - 728 pages
...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 from taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet... | |
 | William Parker Snow - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 576 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... | |
 | James Fitz James Caldwell - South Carolina - 1866 - 278 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... | |
 | J. T. Headley - History - 1866 - 774 pages
...jusl received. In reply, I would say that ;,'.-ace being my great desire, there is Uit one o-,miitlC3 I would insist upon, namely : that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified''0' taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.... | |
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