 | James C. Clark - History - 1997 - 196 pages
...condition of its surrender.93 Grant received the reply on Saturday and immediately sent a response. Peace being my great desire there is but one condition...would insist upon, namely that the men and officers shall be disqualified from taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | 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 - History - 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 - 556 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 - Biography & Autobiography - 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... 
