 | Edward Porter Alexander - History - 1998 - 702 pages
...Lee, Commanding CSA Your note of last evening in reply to mine of the same date, asking the conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern ',—'—>--'- -,>::c Figure 70. Capture of Ewell's Corps, 6 April 1865 Virginia, is just received.... | |
 | Charles Marshall - History - 2000 - 386 pages
...day Grant replied as follows : — April 9th, 1865 General RE Lee, Commanding CSA GENERAL, — Your note of last evening in reply to mine of same date, asking the conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just received.... | |
 | Douglas Southall Freeman - History - 2001 - 912 pages
...the desire to stop the flow of blood and therefore asked what terms Grant would offer. Grant replied: "Peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the officers and men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the government of the... | |
 | George Walsh - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 502 pages
...one referring to terms of surrender. "I would say that, peace being my great desire," it read, "that there is but one condition I would insist upon — namely, that the men and officers surrendered should be disqualified from taking up arms against the Government of the United States. ..." Grant... | |
 | Clement A. Evans - 2004 - 736 pages
...surrender. RE LEE, General. To this Grant immediately sent the following reply : GEN. RE LEE: General: Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date,...my great desire, there is but one condition I would ins1st upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms... | |
 | History - 2004 - 552 pages
...will offer, on condition of its surrender. RE LEE, GENERAL. To LIEUT.-GEN. US GRANT, GENERAL: Your note of last evening in reply to mine of same date, asking the conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just received.... | |
 | David Herbert Donald, Harold Holzer - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 462 pages
...offer, on condition of its surrender. APRIL 8, 1865. To Gen. RE Lee, Commanding CSA: GENERAL — Your note of last evening in reply to mine of same date, asking the conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just received.... | |
 | William Marvel - History - 2006 - 332 pages
...surrender, Grant responded that he would ask nothing more than for Lee's men to give their paroles: "In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, viz, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 2006 - 896 pages
...is as follows: GEN. GRANT TO GEN. LEE. April 8, 1865. Gen. RE Lee, Commanding CSA : GENERAL : Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just received.... | |
 | James Moore - United States - 1866 - 582 pages
...to ask the terms on which a surrender would be received. Grant immediately replied : " G&NERAL: Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date,...upon namely : that the men and officers surrendered, should be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States, until properly... | |
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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... 
