Illustrated Life, Campaigns and Public Services of Lieut. General Grant ...: With a Full History of His Life, Campaigns, and Battles, and His Orders, Reports, and Correspondence with the War Department and the President in Relation to Them ...T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 1865 - 257 頁 |
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... Commencement of the New Year , 1865 ... The attack on Fort Steadman ... PAGE 219 220 221 • President Lincoln goes to City Point , and visits the battle- field of March 25th , 1865 President Lincoln and Lieutenant - General Grant hold a ...
... Commencement of the New Year , 1865 ... The attack on Fort Steadman ... PAGE 219 220 221 • President Lincoln goes to City Point , and visits the battle- field of March 25th , 1865 President Lincoln and Lieutenant - General Grant hold a ...
第 29 頁
... commenced soon after between the United States and Mexico , and in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma he behaved with great gal- lantry , while at the siege of Monterey he performed effi- cient service . When General Scott ...
... commenced soon after between the United States and Mexico , and in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma he behaved with great gal- lantry , while at the siege of Monterey he performed effi- cient service . When General Scott ...
第 51 頁
... commenced their advance upon the work , but before they could reach it the gunboats had opened their fire , and after an engagement of little more than an hour compelled the enemy to lower his colors and surrender to Flag - Officer ...
... commenced their advance upon the work , but before they could reach it the gunboats had opened their fire , and after an engagement of little more than an hour compelled the enemy to lower his colors and surrender to Flag - Officer ...
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... commenced towards Corinth , Mississippi , which had been strongly fortified by the rebels . As the Union troops advanced they encamped at Savannah and Pittsburg Landing , and other accessible points , until at length the entire army had ...
... commenced towards Corinth , Mississippi , which had been strongly fortified by the rebels . As the Union troops advanced they encamped at Savannah and Pittsburg Landing , and other accessible points , until at length the entire army had ...
第 60 頁
... commenced their retreat , and are still flying towards Corinth , pursued by a large force of our cavalry . " The slaughter on both sides is immense . We have lost in killed , wounded , and missing , from eighteen to twenty thou- sand ...
... commenced their retreat , and are still flying towards Corinth , pursued by a large force of our cavalry . " The slaughter on both sides is immense . We have lost in killed , wounded , and missing , from eighteen to twenty thou- sand ...
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66 HEAD-QUARTERS advance April army corps arrived artillery assault attack batteries battle Bottoms bridge bridge brigade Brigadier-General Brown's Ferry Burnside camp campaign captured cavalry Chattanooga Chattanooga Valley Colonel column command commenced Corinth Court House crossing Department despatch division enemy enemy's engaged eral field Fifth Corps fighting fire flank force front gallant gunboats guns Halleck honor hour hundred infantry intrenchments killed Knoxville Lieutenant-General Lookout Mountain loss Major-General MAJOR-GENERAL U. S. GRANT McClernand McPherson ment miles military Mission Ridge Missionary Ridge Mississippi morning move movement musketry night o'clock obedient servant officers Pemberton Petersburg pickets position Potomac prisoners railroad rear rebel rebellion regiments retreat Richmond rifle-pits river road Rosecrans Secretary Secretary of War sent Sherman side Sixth Corps skirmishers soldiers Spottsylvania Court House staff STANTON surrender Tennessee Tennessee river Thomas thousand troops U. S. GRANT Vicksburg victory Washington WEST TENNESSEE wounded
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第 54 頁 - 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.
第 260 頁 - The arms, artillery, and public property, to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers, nor their private horses or baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to their homes, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their parole and the laws in force where they may reside.
第 259 頁 - I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, but as far as your proposal may affect the Confederate States...
第 260 頁 - 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.
第 157 頁 - Reliable information being received that the insurgent force is retreating from East Tennessee, under circumstances rendering it probable that the Union forces cannot hereafter be dislodged from that important position ; and esteeming this to be of high national consequence, I recommend that all loyal people do, on receipt of this information, assemble at their places of worship, and render special homage and gratitude to Almighty God for this great advancement of the National cause.
第 259 頁 - 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.
第 192 頁 - We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy fighting. The result, to this time, is much in our favor. Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. We have taken over five thousand prisoners by battle, while he has taken from us but few, except stragglers. I PROPOSE TO FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE, IF IT TAKES ALL SUMMER.
第 160 頁 - Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress be and they hereby are presented to Major-General Ulysies S.
第 259 頁 - 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.
第 127 頁 - I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition, and the like, could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks ; and when you turned northward east of the Big Black, I feared it was a mistake. I now wish to make a personal acknowledgment that you were right and I was wrong. Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN.