 | Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1866 - 828 pages
...;t GENERAL: — 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...received. "In reply, I would say that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition that I insist upon, viz. : " That the men surrendered shall... | |
 | Adam Badeau - United States - 1885 - 778 pages
...early on the morning of the 8th, while he was still at Farmville, and he immediately replied : " 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.... | |
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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... 
