| 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,... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| John William Jones - 1875 - 596 pages
...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 you, for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upon which the surrender... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...he instantly dispatched a response, saying, "Peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, •namely, that the men and officers...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
...fugitives. On receiving Lee's answer, the lieutenant-general replied : " There is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers...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
...fugitives. On receiving Lee's answer, the lieutenant-general replied : " There is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers...surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States, until properiy exchanged ;" and he proposed to meet Lee... | |
| James Baird McClure - 1879 - 250 pages
...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...officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upon which the surrender... | |
| Theodore Burr Gates - New York (State) - 1879 - 656 pages
...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...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... | |
| 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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