North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms, they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Annual Reports of the War Department - Page 1137by United States. War Department - 1866Full view - About this book
| Albert Deane Richardson - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1885 - 644 pages
...feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc." an answer was brought to Meade, who promptly sent it forward. As Grant was... | |
| James Penny Boyd - 1885 - 752 pages
...feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself yours, " US GRANT, Lieutenant General." Ord marched his men all of the 8th, and... | |
| Phineas Camp Headley - 1885 - 472 pages
...feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms, they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc., US GRANT, Lieutenant- General. Having entrusted this note to a messenger,... | |
| William Makepeace Thayer - 1885 - 410 pages
...feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself," etc. Two hours after Grant's letter was sent, an orderly dashed up on his foaming... | |
| Samuel Sullivan Cox - Reconstruction - 1885 - 766 pages
...It was contained in this simple proposition of General Grant : "By the South laying down their arms, they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed." General Sherman, a short time afterward, made the same terms with General Johnston for the disbandment... | |
| Emma Elizabeth Brown - 1885 - 408 pages
...feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe... | |
| Ulysses Simpson Grant - Generals - 1885 - 668 pages
...feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe... | |
| Ulysses Simpson Grant - Generals - 1885 - 686 pages
...feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe... | |
| Sarah Knowles Bolton - Biography - 1885 - 442 pages
...given. " The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed." At one o'clock, April 9, 1865, the two able generals met, and at four it was announced that the Army... | |
| Samuel Sullivan Cox - Reconstruction - 1885 - 770 pages
...It was contained in this simple proposition of General Grant : "By the South laying down their arms, they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed." General Sherman, a short time afterward, made the same terms with General Johnston for the disbandment... | |
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