 | Henry Coppée - Presidents - 1868 - 494 pages
...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 sny, that peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon — namely, that... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 386 pages
...Grant replied, saying that peace was his great desire, and there was but one condition of surrender, " that the men and officers surrendered " shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States till properly exchanged. On the 8th, Lee replied that he... | |
 | Stella S. Flood Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1869 - 458 pages
...note of last evening in answer to mine of same date, asking on what terms I will accept the surrender of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply,...men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified from taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet... | |
 | Stella S. Flood Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1869 - 478 pages
...note of last evening in answer to mine of same date, asking on what terms I will accept the surrender of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply,...men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified from taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1869 - 820 pages
...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. 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... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1869 - 794 pages
...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. ^ 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... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1870 - 716 pages
...last evening, in reply to mine of the same date, asking the condition on which I will acepr' cept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply, I would say that,/>e«ce being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon — namely, that... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1871 - 936 pages
...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. 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... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - Generals - 1871 - 690 pages
...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 Virginia is just...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... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1871 - 678 pages
...Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking conditious 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 first desire, there is but one condition I insist upon, viz: That the men surrendered shall be disqualified... | |
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April 8, 1865. GENERAL RE LEE, COMMANDING CSA 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... 
