 | 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 to... | |
 | 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 to... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...receive Lee's reply until the morning of the 8th," when he instantly dispatched a response, saying, "Peace being my great desire, there is but one condition...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
...pushed on in pursuit of the fugitives. On receiving Lee's answer, the lieutenant-general replied : " There is but one condition I would insist upon, namely,...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
...pushed on in pursuit of the fugitives. On receiving Lee's answer, the lieutenant-general replied : " There is but one condition I would insist upon, namely,...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
...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...or will designate officers to meet any officers you will namefor the same purpose, at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose of arranging definitely... | |
 | Historical Society of Delaware - Delaware - 1879 - 654 pages
...accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that/«« being my great desire, there is but one condition...surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against kthe government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or will designate... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - United States - 1879 - 680 pages
...Grant again wrote, declaring that he should insist upon but one condition, namely : " That the men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms...government of the United States until properly exchanged." To this, Lee replied that he did not think the emergency had arisen to call for the surrender, but... | |
 | United States. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1880 - 1064 pages
...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...United States until properly exchanged. I will meet joy, or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point... | |
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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. 
