Appomattox: An Address Delivered Before the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States in the the State of Maryland, on January 19th, 1894, at the Academy of Music, Baltimore, Md |
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8th of April A. D. C. and Military Appomattox Courthouse April 9 Army of Northern ask the terms attack Baltimore battle cavalry Chancellorsville Colonel Babcock COLONEL CHARLES MARSHALL Colonel Parker Colonel Whittier Commanding Armies Commanding C. S. A. conduct Confederate States Armies cornmeal Cornwallis corps discuss the terms enemy eral event fact Farmville Federal lines Federal officers force front Gen'l R. E. LEE General-Your note Gordon Grant's letter hopelessness of further infantry January 19th Lee directed Lee's letter Lieut.-Gen Lieutenant-General Longstreet Marye's Hill meet General Grant narrative Northern Virginia obedient servant occasion old stage road orderly passed PRESS OF GUGGENHEIMER proceeded proposition purpose reach General Grant rear guard received your note regiment repeat the Texan reply request respectfully road to Richmond rode scouting party Secretary to Gen'l sent Sheridan soon surrender suspension of hostilities Taylor Texan version Texas Brigade told took U. S. GRANT yesterday
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Page 5 - April 7, 1865 GENERAL : — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia...
Page 11 - ... 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; but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desired to know whether your proposals would lead to that end.
Page 6 - April 8, 1865. General: Your note of last evening in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition 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 7 - SIR, I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers may be appointed by each side, to meet at Mr. Moore's house, to settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester.
Page 14 - 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 proposal of yesterday, with reference to the surrender of this army. I now ask an interview in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose.
Page 6 - I will meet you, or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upon which the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia will be received.
Page 13 - AM to-day, could lead to no good. I will state, however, General, that I am equally anxious for peace with yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed.
Page 6 - GENERAL: Your note of last evening in reply to mine of same date, asking the 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...
Page 6 - GENERAL: I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender.
Page 6 - The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the army of Northern Virginia.