 | Society of the Army of the Tennessee - 1877 - 554 páginas
...o'clock to-day." "Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms...surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." Then, lifting; his eves to his old commandant, as I fancied he had done manv times... | |
 | William Swinton - 1867 - 580 páginas
...armistice till noon. To this Grant promptly penned his characteristic reply : " No terms other than an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." Bir:kncr, demurring at what he called these " ungenerous and unchivalric terms,"... | |
 | Adam Badeau - 1868 - 792 páginas
...Confederate Army : SIR : Yours of this date proposing armistice and appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms...surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works. I am, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, US GRANT, Brigadier- General... | |
 | John William Draper - 1868 - 628 páginas
...appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms other than an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted....I propose to move immediately on your works. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, "US GKANT." To this Buckner replied: cc SIK,—The distribution... | |
 | John William Draper - 1868 - 630 páginas
...appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms other than an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted....I propose to move immediately on your works. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, "US GRANT." • To this Buckner replied : " SIR, —... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 606 páginas
...appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms other than unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." Buckner's reply was in a very disgusted tone, and it may be excused to him under... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 652 páginas
...appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms other than unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." Buckner's reply was in a very disgusted tone, and it may be excused to him under... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge - 1868 - 796 páginas
...pending negotiations for surrender. To this Grant sent his brief but famous reply : " No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." Finding parley useless, the rebel General was obliged to surrender, which he did... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1868 - 494 páginas
...moment's hesitation penned a reply which has become historic.! " No terms,"- he wrote, " other than an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." * HEADQUARTERS, FORT DONELSON, February 16, 1862. SIR — In consideration of all... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge - 1868 - 774 páginas
...pending negotiations for surrender. To this Grant sent his brief but famous reply : " No other terms than .unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works" Finding parley useless, the rebel General was obliged to surrender, which he did rather... | |
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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. 
