 | Edwin Wiley - United States - 1915 - 566 pages
...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...being my great desire, there is but one condition that I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking... | |
 | David Saville Muzzey - History - 1915 - 632 pages
...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. In reply, I would say that /,e,w being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon — namely, That the men... | |
 | Louis Arthur Coolidge - 1917 - 642 pages
...asked the terms which would be offered on condition of surrender, and Grant replied with delicacy: "Peace being my great desire, there is but one condition...men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - Secession - 1917 - 504 pages
...captured and held at Appomattox station. The next morning, April 8th, Grant replied to Lee, saying: "There is but one condition I would insist upon, namely,...men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. " At midnight... | |
 | David Saville Muzzey - United States - 1921 - 650 pages
...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. In reply,...men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will... | |
 | Chicago Historical Society - Chicago (Ill.) - 1922 - 256 pages
...replied, asking the terms of surrender, but not admitting that his case was hopeless. Grant replied: "Peace being my great desire, there is but one condition...men and officers surrendered, shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you or will designate... | |
 | Charles Edward Burrell - Prince Edward County (Va.) - 1922 - 438 pages
...reply to mine of the same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply,...being my great desire, there is but one condition that I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered, shall be disqualified for... | |
 | Henry Hollingsworth Humphreys - United States - 1924 - 378 pages
...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. In reply I...desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, viz., that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified from taking up arms against the Government... | |
 | Anna Maria Rose Wright - Determination (Personality trait) - 1925 - 472 pages
...the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender. "RE LEE, "General." To this Grant replied: "Peace being my great desire, there is but one condition...men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the government of the United States." Emphasizing the "desire for... | |
 | John Gibbon - Generals - 1928 - 454 pages
...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. In reply I...one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the officers and men surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government... | |
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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 condition... 
