| Thomas L. Wilson - 1864 - 310 páginas
...demanded an unconditional surrender, closing his communication to Colonel Hicks in these words : " If you surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of...The rebels made three other assaults that same day, but were repulsed with heavy loss each time ; the rebel General Thompson being killed in the last assault.... | |
| United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1864 - 192 páginas
...unnecessary effusion of blood, I demand the surrender of the fort and troops, with all public property. If you surrender, you shall be treated as prisoners of...have to storm your- works, you may expect no quarter. "NB FORREST, " Major General, Commanding Confederate Troops. " Colonel HICKS, " Commanding Federal... | |
| Thomas L. Wilson (of Tennessee.) - 1864 - 316 páginas
...demanded an unconditional surrender, closing 'his communication to Colonel Hicks in these words: " If you surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of...But if I have to storm your works you may expect no quai'ter." This demand and threat was met by a refusal on the part of Colonel Hicks to surrender, he... | |
| 1864 - 662 páginas
...unconditional surrender (of Paducah), closing his communication to Colonel Hicks in these words : " If you surrender, you shall be treated as prisoners of war. But if I have to storm your works, yon may expect no quarter." This demand and threat were met by a refusal on the part of Colonel Hicks... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - 1864 - 1060 páginas
...unnecessary effusion of blood, I demand the surrender of the fort and troops, with all public property. If you surrender, you shall be treated as prisoners of war ; but if I bave to storm your works, you may expect no quarter. "NB FORREST, " Major General, Commanding Confederate... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1866 - 842 páginas
...blood, I demand the surrender of the fort and troops, with all the public stores. ]f yon surrender, yon shall be treated as prisoners of war ; but, if I have to ttorm your works, you may expe.ct no quarter. " N. 13. FORREST, Maj.-Gen. Com'ding." Both Booth and... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1865 - 1244 páginas
...Forrest next demanded an unconditional surrender, and closed his letter of demand with these words : " If you surrender, you shall be treated as prisoners of...to storm, your works, you may expect no quarter." Colonel Hicks replied, saying that he should not surrender ; that he had been placed there to defend... | |
| 1865 - 870 páginas
...blood, I demand a surrender of the ARMY OPERATIONS. fort and troops, with all the public store«. If yon surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of war,...have to storm your works you may expect no quarter. NB FORREST, Maj.-Gen. Com'ing. Col. Hicks replied as follows : IlEAIXJFABTIKS POST PADTCAH. I РАЛШСАЯ,... | |
| Thomas Mears Eddy - 1866 - 736 páginas
...blood, I demand a surrender of the fort and troops with all the public stores. If you surrender you will be treated as prisoners of war, but if I have to storm your .works, you may expect no quarter. "NB FORREST, Major-General Commanding." To this summons from a greatly superior force Colonel Hicks... | |
| Thomas L. Wilson (of Tennessee.) - 1865 - 414 páginas
...demanded an unconditional surrender, closing his communication to Colonel Hicks in these words : " If you surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of war. But if I have to storm youi works you may expect no quarter." This demand and threat was met by a refusal on the part of Colonel... | |
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