The Life and Campaigns of General U. S. Grant: From Boyhood to His Inauguration as President of the United States : Including an Accurate Account of Sherman's Great March from Chattanooga to Washington and the Final Official Reports of Sheridan, Meade, Sherman and GrantG. A. Leavitt, 1869 - 757 páginas |
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... prisoners of the Federal army , and am informed there are prisoners belonging to the Missouri State troops in yours . I propose an exchange of these prisoners , and for that purpose send Captain Polk of the artillery , and Lieutenant ...
... prisoners of the Federal army , and am informed there are prisoners belonging to the Missouri State troops in yours . I propose an exchange of these prisoners , and for that purpose send Captain Polk of the artillery , and Lieutenant ...
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... prisoners , one iron twelve - pounder field- piece , a number of small - arms and horses taken upon the field . I will forward a detailed report of the battle as soon as reports from colonels of regiments and commanders of corps are ...
... prisoners , one iron twelve - pounder field- piece , a number of small - arms and horses taken upon the field . I will forward a detailed report of the battle as soon as reports from colonels of regiments and commanders of corps are ...
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... prisoners also fell into the hands of the Union troops , and the attack was a complete triumph . But at the very moment when victory was deemed certain , several large bodies of rebel troops from Columbus and Hickman crossed the ...
... prisoners also fell into the hands of the Union troops , and the attack was a complete triumph . But at the very moment when victory was deemed certain , several large bodies of rebel troops from Columbus and Hickman crossed the ...
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... prisoners . The majority , how- ever , succeeded in getting aboard their steamers and push- ing across the river . We burned every thing possible , and started back , having accomplished all that we went for , and even more . Belmont is ...
... prisoners . The majority , how- ever , succeeded in getting aboard their steamers and push- ing across the river . We burned every thing possible , and started back , having accomplished all that we went for , and even more . Belmont is ...
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... prisoners , though you send me a private message as to your willingness to release certain wounded men , and some invalids taken from our list of sick in camps , and expect , in return , a corresponding number of your wounded prisoners ...
... prisoners , though you send me a private message as to your willingness to release certain wounded men , and some invalids taken from our list of sick in camps , and expect , in return , a corresponding number of your wounded prisoners ...
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advance April arms Army Corps arrived artillery assault Atlanta attack batteries battle Boydtown bridge brigade Brigadier-General Burkesville camp campaign Captain captured cavalry Chattanooga City Point Colonel column command Corinth Court-House Creek crossing Department dépôt destroyed direction dispatch division enemy enemy's eral expedition field Fifth Corps fight fire flank force front garrison gunboats guns HEAD-QUARTERS honor hundred infantry intrenched Jackson Johnston Lieutenant-General loss Major-General Major-General U. S. GRANT McClernand McPherson Memphis ment miles military Mississippi Mississippi River morning moved movement night o'clock officers position Potomac President prisoners railroad re-enforcements reached rear rebellion regiment retreat Richmond River road Savannah Schofield Secretary of War sent Sheridan Sherman skirmishing soldiers soon supplies surrender Tennessee Tennessee River Thirteenth Army Thomas thousand tion troops U. S. GRANT Union Union army Vicksburg victory W. T. SHERMAN Washington West wounded
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Página 552 - I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit : " Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy to be given to an officer designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate.
Página 551 - General: I received at a late hour your note of to-day. In mine of yesterday I did not intend to propose the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your proposition. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army...
Página 352 - DEAR GENERAL — I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below...
Página 93 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Página 723 - I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th inst., they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. RE LEE, General LIEUT.-GENERAL US GRANT.
Página 550 - GENERAL: — Your note of last 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 peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon — namely, That the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Página 535 - I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.
Página 423 - I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by Congress or by decision of the Supreme Court...
Página 734 - Sheridan has performed his civil duties faithfully and intelligently. His removal will only be regarded as an effort to defeat the laws of Congress.
Página 722 - April 9, 1865. GENERAL : I received your note of this morning on the picket line, whither I had come to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposition of yesterday. With reference to the surrender of this army, I now request an interview, in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose.