 | Jefferson Davis - Confederate States of America - 1881 - 930 pages
...same question, on April 9, 1865, General Grant replied : " The terms upon which peace can be had arc well understood. By the South laying down their arms,...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed." When General Sherman made an agreement with General Johnston for formal disbandment of the army of... | |
 | William Swinton - History - 1882 - 790 pages
...yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms...subscribe myself, &c\, US GRANT, lieutenant-General. <; K '.!.l;» L BE LEE. passed. The evening of the 8th, after a march of above thirty miles, Sheridan... | |
 | Adam Badeau - United States - 1882 - 790 pages
...yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can l>e had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms...without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc., US Grant, Lieutenant-General." He then set out to join Sheridan's column, and to hasten the emergency... | |
 | Charles Folsom Walcott - Massachusetts - 1882 - 562 pages
...yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms...without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc., US GRANT, Lieutenant-General. General RE LEE. Issuing orders to his troops to cut their way through... | |
 | Andrew Atkinson Humphreys - United States - 1883 - 496 pages
...yourself, and the whole North entertains the Same feeling. The terms upon whit h peace can he hart are well understood. By the South laying down their arms...our difficulties may be settled without the loss of nnother life, I subscribe myself, etc., US GRANT, GENERAL RE LE^:. Lieutenant-General. No. 6. April... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - Industries - 1883 - 756 pages
...had no authority to grant such an interview. He said : " The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms...thousands of human lives and hundreds of millions oi property not yet destroyed." In taking the ground that he did in thia correspondence, Grant acted... | |
 | Andrew Atkinson Humphreys - United States - 1883 - 552 pages
...yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon whit h peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms...desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and hundieds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may... | |
 | David W. Lusk - Illinois - 1884 - 600 pages
...yourself, and the whole North entertains the same fi-eling. The terms upon which peace can be had, are well understood. By the South laying down their arms,...without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc. "DS GRANT, "EE LEE, General." "Lieutenant-General." "APRIL 9, 1865. "GENERAL— I received your... | |
 | David W. Lusk - Illinois - 1884 - 586 pages
...North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had, are well understood. By tbe South laying down their arms, they will hasten that...without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc. "DS GRANT, "RE LEE, General." "Lieutenant-General." "APRIL 9, 1865. "GENERAL— I received your... | |
 | Theodore Burr Gates - United States - 1884 - 690 pages
...yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms,...Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may be ended, without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, &c." Evidently General Grant did not propose... | |
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AM to-day could lead to no good. I will state, however, General, that I am equally anxious for peace with yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their... 
