 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
 | Augustus Woodbury - Rhode Island - 1875 - 650 pages
...resistance." Still he asked for terms, to which General Grant responded, that his condition of peace was, that "the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the United (States." No immediate reply was received, and so the pursuit continued on the 8th. Sheridan,... | |
 | John William Jones - Generals - 1875 - 586 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... | |
 | Willard W. Glazier - United States - 1875 - 416 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 Moore (M.D.) - 1875 - 582 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, should be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States, until properly... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...8th," when he instantly dispatched a response, saying, "Peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, •namely, that the...Government of the United States, until properly exchanged." He then proposed to meet Lee in person, or to delegate officers ' to meet such as Lee might appoint,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - North America - 1877 - 764 pages
...pursuit of the fugitives. On receiving Lee's answer, the lieutenant-general replied : " There is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men...surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States, until properly exchanged ;" and he proposed to meet Lee... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1878 - 722 pages
...pursuit of the fugitives. On receiving Lee's answer, the lieutenant-general replied : " There is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men...surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States, until properiy exchanged ;" and he proposed to meet Lee... | |
 | Theodore Burr Gates - New York (State) - 1879 - 656 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 will namefor the same purpose, at any point... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 250 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 may name for the same purpose, at any point... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 260 pages
...just received. In reply, I would say, that peace being my great desire, there is but one conditijn I would insist upon; namely, that the men and officers...for taking up arms again against the Government of Hie United States, until properly exchanged. I will meet yon, or will designa'.e officers to meet any... | |
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