 Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.  History of the American Civil War - Page 270by John William Draper - 1868 - 570 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...appointment of commissioners to settle on the terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms, except unconditional and immediate surrender, can be accepted....I propose to move immediately on your works. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, US GRANT, Brigadier General Commanding. Gens. Floyd and Pillow,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...Surrender of FORT DONELSON, VICKSBURG, and the BATTLES AT PITTSBURG LANDING and CHATTANOOGA. " So terms but unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately on your works." — GRANT TO BUCKNBB. SYNOPSIS OF THE CONTENTS. Grant's Early Days — At West Point — Enters the... | |
 | Confederate States of America. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 600 pages
...DONELSON, February 16, 1862. Gen. SB BUCKNER, Confederate Army : SIR : — Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of commissioners to settle...terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms, except unconditional and immediate surrender, can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your... | |
 | Confederate States of America. War Department - Confederate States of America - 1863 - 322 pages
...DONELSON, February 16, 1862. Gen. SB BUCKNER, Confederate Army : SIR : — Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of commissioners to settle...terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms, except unconditional and immediate surrender, can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - Battles - 1864 - 354 pages
...agree upon terms by which the fort and the prisoners should be surrendered. " No terms, other than unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works," was General Grant's reply. Buckner thinks it unchivairous. Bow Buckner swindled a... | |
 | 1865 - 278 pages
...THE FIELD, "CAMP NEAR DOKEI.SOX, Feb. 16th, 1862. "To GBNKRAL SB BIVKNER, Confederate Army: "Yours of this date, proposing an armistice and appointment...surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works. " I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, " US GRANT, "Brigadier-General,... | |
 | Stella S. Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1865 - 636 pages
...THE FIELD,) "Camp near Donelson, Feb. 16, 1862. ) " To General SB Euckner, Confederate Army : "\ours of this date, proposing an armistice and appointment...just received. No terms, other than an unconditional arid immediate surrender, can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works. " I am, sir,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - United States - 1861 - 852 pages
...view, suggest an armistice until twelve o'clock to-day." To this General Grant replied : — " Yours of this date, proposing an armistice and appointment...settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terras, other than an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...appointment of commissioners to eettle on the terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms, except unconditional and immediate surrender, can be accepted....I propose to move immediately on your works. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, US GRANT, Brigadier General Commanding. Gens. Floyd and Pillow,... | |
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