 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
 | Emma Elizabeth Brown - 1885 - 408 pages
...received. In reply, I would say that, peace being my first desire, there is but one condition that I insist upon, namely,— That the men and officers...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... | |
 | 1890 - 982 pages
...condition I would insist upon; namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified from taking up arms again 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... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1972 - 1210 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... | |
 | William S Mcfeely - Biography & Autobiography - 1981 - 612 pages
...early is not clear — Grant replied, "I would say, that 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." Grant then added that he would assign men to meet Lee to arrange "definitely the terms upon which the... | |
 | James C. Clark - History - 1997 - 196 pages
...but one condition I would insist upon, namely that the men and officers shall be disqualified from taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged."64 Grant offered to meet with Lee to receive the surrender. Late in the afternoon, Lee replied... | |
 | Edward Porter Alexander - History - 1998 - 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...surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or will designate... | |
 | Howard M. Hensel - United States - 1989 - 344 pages
...arrange the surrender of Lee's army. " '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. . . .' "... | |
 | Ulysses S. Grant - Biography & Autobiography - 1990 - 1228 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... | |
 | Walter Herron Taylor - History - 1994 - 358 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...officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking np arms again against the government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you,... | |
 | Ulysses Simpson Grant - History - 1995 - 548 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...officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking op arms again against the Government of the I1nited States until properly exchanged. 1 will meet you,... | |
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