 | Willard W. Glazier - United States - 1875 - 416 pages
...treat on the subject of peace, the meeting proposed at ten 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 entertain the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South... | |
 | John William Jones - Generals - 1875 - 586 pages
...treat on the subject of peace, the meeting proposed for 10 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 entertain the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South... | |
 | Jacob Harris Patton - United States - 1876 - 1086 pages
...your command." Several communications passed between the opposing generals. Finally Grant wrote, " The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood....thousands of human lives, and hundreds of millions uf property not yet destroyed." An interview was held between the two commanders. The result was the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...to no good. He said that he and the whole North were equally as anxious for peace as Lee, and added: "The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood....hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed." He closed by the expression of a hope that all difficulties might be settled without the loss of a... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - North America - 1877 - 764 pages
...a meeting for such a purpose would be useless. " The terms upon which peace can be had," he said, " are well understood. By the South laying down their...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed." In the meantime Sheridan had settled the question, and rendered further parley unnecessary. He stood... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1878 - 722 pages
...a meeting for such a purpose would be useless. " The terms upon which peace can be had," he said, " are well understood. By the South laying down their...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed." In the meantime Sheridan had settled the question, and rendered further parley unnecessary. He stood... | |
 | Theodore Burr Gates - New York (State) - 1879 - 656 pages
...lead to no good. I will state, however, 500 LEE ORDERS GORDON TO CUT HIS WAY THROUGH. [1865. Oeneral, that I am equally anxious for peace with yourself,...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may be ended, without the loss of another life, I subscribe... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 250 pages
...meeting proposed for ten AM, to-day, could lead to no good. I will state, however, General, that I anx equally anxious for peace with yourself; and the whole...hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribemyself,... | |
 | James Baird McClure - 1879 - 260 pages
...treat on the subject of peace. The meeting proposed for ten AM, to-day, could lead to no good. I will state, however, General, that I am equally anxious...desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and hunqreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - United States - 1879 - 680 pages
...of peace. On the ninth, Grant wrote that he had no authority to grant such an interview. He said : " The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood....hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed." In taking the ground that he did in thia correspondence, Grant acted expressly in accordance with the... | |
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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... 
