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 pages |
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... rebels . He was disgracefully dropped from the rolls of the U. S. army , on May 7 , 1861 , became a major - general in the rebel service , and had to surrender his garrison at Port Hudson , July 9 , 1863 , through the reduction of ...
... rebels . He was disgracefully dropped from the rolls of the U. S. army , on May 7 , 1861 , became a major - general in the rebel service , and had to surrender his garrison at Port Hudson , July 9 , 1863 , through the reduction of ...
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... rebel proclivities , on May 8 , 1861 , was the next graduate , and was followed by Alfred St. Amand Crozet , of New York , who had resigned the service several years before the breaking out of the civil war , and Lieu- tenant Charles E ...
... rebel proclivities , on May 8 , 1861 , was the next graduate , and was followed by Alfred St. Amand Crozet , of New York , who had resigned the service several years before the breaking out of the civil war , and Lieu- tenant Charles E ...
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... rebel forces of the seceding States were sta- tioned so closely on these borders , it is not strange that they often crossed the line into the neutral State , espe- cially when it was to their advantage . General Grant no sooner found ...
... rebel forces of the seceding States were sta- tioned so closely on these borders , it is not strange that they often crossed the line into the neutral State , espe- cially when it was to their advantage . General Grant no sooner found ...
Page 57
... rebel forces , which were reported to be nearly four thousand strong , and not many miles distant . The landing of the Union troops was a signal for a general uprising of the loyal citizens of the place , who , being properly supported ...
... rebel forces , which were reported to be nearly four thousand strong , and not many miles distant . The landing of the Union troops was a signal for a general uprising of the loyal citizens of the place , who , being properly supported ...
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... rebel works , where they found the enemy in force under General Cheatham . The rebel forces were driven to and through their camp , and their battery of twelve guns was captured . The camp was then burned , and the enemy's baggage and ...
... rebel works , where they found the enemy in force under General Cheatham . The rebel forces were driven to and through their camp , and their battery of twelve guns was captured . The camp was then burned , and the enemy's baggage and ...
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Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.