 | HORACE GREELEY - 1866 - 808 páginas
...force under your command, compel me, notwithstanding the brilliant success of the Confederate arms, to accept the ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose. " I am, sir, your servant, " SB BUCKNER, "Brig.-General CS Army." Tlie Rebel loss by this conflict and capitulation must... | |
 | Society of the Army of the Tennessee - 1877 - 554 páginas
...General Buckner, and brought a response from him in these words: "The disposition of the forces under mv command, incident to an unexpected change of commanders,...ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose." In this surrender were fifteen thousand prisoners of war, sixtyone pieces of artillery, thousands of... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1867 - 776 páginas
...under my command, incident to an unexpected change of commanders, and the overwhelming force tinder your command, compel me, notwithstanding the brilliant...ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose." The fall of Fort Donelsou was the heaviest blow that had yet fallen on the Confederacy. It opened the... | |
 | Edward Howland - 1868 - 670 páginas
...1 1 1- \ ny I.: AKTI1US DOYBR TENNESSEE, 1 February 16, 1862. j To BRIGADIER GENERAL US GRANT, USA SIR : The distribution of the forces under my command,...unchivalrous terms which you propose. I am, sir, your very obedient servant, SB BUCKNER, Brigadier General 0. SA This reply is most amusing, and suggests... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - 1868 - 664 páginas
...reply :— " HEAD-QUARTERS, DOVEB, TESN., February 16, 1362. "To Brig.-Gen. US GKANT, US Army:— " SIR : — The distribution of the forces under my...unchivalrous terms •which you propose. " I am, sir, your very obedient servant, " 8. B. Bi'CKNEii, Brig.-Gen., 0. SA" Grant received this with his usual serenity,... | |
 | Charles A. Phelps - 1868 - 386 páginas
...HEADQUARTERS, DOVER, TENN., Feb. 15, 1862. To Brig.-Gen. US GRANT, USA SIR, — The distribution of forces under my command incident to an unexpected...unchivalrous terms which you propose. I am, sir, your very obedient servant, SB BUCKNER, Brig.-Gen. CSA The results of this victory were sixty-five guns,... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 652 páginas
...and that he called names. But he came down, though it was from an extremely high horse, rejoining : "The distribution of the forces under my command,...ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose." The correctness of Grant's estimate of this whole movement was well proved by its instantaneous result... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 606 páginas
...and that he called names. But he came down, though it was from an extremely high horse, rejoining : "The distribution of the forces under my command,...ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose." The correctness of Grant's estimate of this whole movement was well proved by its instantaneous result... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 606 páginas
...that he called names. But he came down, though it was from an extremely high horse, rejoining: uThe distribution of the forces under my command, incident...ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose." The correctness of Grant's estimate of this whole movement was well proved by its instantaneous result... | |
 | Adam Badeau - 1868 - 792 páginas
...to move immediately upon your works." Wherenpon Buekner made haste to answer : " The disposition of forces under my command, incident to an unexpected...ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose." \ Grant mounted his horse, and rode direct to Buckner's headquarters. He told that general that * The... | |
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SIR: — The distribution of the forces under my command, incident to an unexpected change of commanders, and the overwhelming force under your command, compel me, notwithstanding the brilliant success of the Confederate arms yesterday, to accept the... 
