 | Horace Elisha Scudder - 1884 - 610 páginas
...before Fort Donelson, and after a succession of hard rights forced the commander to ask for terms. 3. General Grant replied : " No terms except unconditional...surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." This terse declaration gave General Grant distinction, and caused the country, eager... | |
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - 1884 - 572 páginas
...before Fort Donelson, and after a succession of hard fights forced the commander to ask for terms. 3. General Grant replied : " No terms except unconditional...surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." This terse declaration gave General Grant distinction, and caused the country, eager... | |
 | James Gillespie Blaine - 1884 - 700 páginas
...to " settle the terms of capitulation." General Grant's answer was, " No terms except unconditional surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately on your works." General Buckner felt himself "compellsd to accept the ungenerous and unchivalrous terms " which General... | |
 | Clara Emma Cheney - 1884 - 586 páginas
...Grant to ask the terms upon which he must surrender. He received the answer, " No terms other than unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." It was quickly over. As the Union troops marched into the fort that bright Sunday... | |
 | Frank Abial Flower - 1884 - 662 páginas
...commissioners be appointed to arrange the terms of capitulation, Grant wrote: "No terms other than an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." The capture of Fort Donelson with all its defenders except General Lloyd's brigade,... | |
 | Adam Badeau - 1885 - 722 páginas
...consideration of all the circumstances governing the present situation of affairs at this station ; " but Grant replied: "No terms except unconditional and...surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." Whereupon Buckner made haste to answer : " The disposition of forces under my command,... | |
 | Emma Elizabeth Brown - 1885 - 408 páginas
...message came, and the white flag was hoisted on Fort Donelson. His reply was short and to the point: — "No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." Buckner's answer was as follows : — "The disposition of forces under my command,... | |
 | 1885 - 108 páginas
...commissioners be appointed to settle terms of capitulation, and received in response the memorable message: "No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works." General Buckner considered these terms " ungenerous and. unchivalrous," but was compelled... | |
 | L. T. Remlap - 1885 - 374 páginas
...appointment of commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms other tl an an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your -marks. I am, sir, very respectfully your obedient servant, US GRANT, Brig.-Gen. USA, Commanding.... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - 1885 - 644 páginas
...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. " I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, "U. 8. GRANT, Brig.-Gen." The... | |
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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. 
