| Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - 1888 - 990 pages
...these words in referring to the occurrence : " The war is over, the rebels are our countrymen again, and the best sign of rejoicing after the victory will...to abstain from all demonstrations in the field." Mr. McLean had been charging about in a manner which indicated that the excitement was snaking his... | |
| Adam Badeau - 1881 - 786 pages
...but he sent at once to stop them. "The war is over," he said; "the rebels are our countrymen again, and the best sign of rejoicing after the victory will...to abstain from all demonstrations in the field." But he had not yet reported the capitulation to the government, and dismounting by the road-side, he... | |
| James Penny Boyd - 1885 - 936 pages
...leader, and served as the expiring breath of that once proud organization known as the Army of North crn Virginia. Grant too returned to his lines, whither...STANTON, "Secretary of War, Washington. " General Lce surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia this afternoon on terms proposed by myself. The accompanying... | |
| James Penny Boyd - 1885 - 752 pages
...spoke their love for an old leader, and served as the expiring breath 398 LIFE OF ULYSSES S. GRANT. of that once proud organization known as the Army...and begin a new era in our civilization. It was 4.30 PM of Sunday, April gth, 1865. « HON. EM STANTON, "Secretary of War, Washington. " General Lee surrendered... | |
| 1885 - 108 pages
...but he sent at once to stop them. " The war is over," he said, " the rebels are our countrymen again, and the best sign of rejoicing after the victory will...to abstain from all demonstrations in the field." *But he had not yet reported the capitulation to the Government, and dismounting by the roadside he... | |
| Phineas Camp Headley - 1885 - 472 pages
...orders to have it stopped at once. . "The war is over," he said, " the rebels are our countrymen again, and the best sign of rejoicing after the victory will...to abstain from all demonstrations in the field." He dismounted by the roadside, sat down on a stone, and called for pencil and paper. An aide-de-camp... | |
| 1886 - 884 pages
...tiring of salutes. He sent at once to suppress them, and said : " The war is over ; the rebels are again our countrymen, and the best sign of rejoicing after...to abstain from all demonstrations in the field." The number paroled was 28,366. In addition to these, 19,132 had been captured during the campaign since... | |
| C. Dean (of Chicago.) - 1892 - 588 pages
...vanquished enemy marched by, with his famous order, "The war is over, the rebels are our countrymen again, and the best sign of rejoicing after the victory will...to abstain from all demonstrations in the field." He gave to the confederates their horses and belongings, and told them to go home, cultivate their... | |
| James Penny Boyd - 1892 - 630 pages
...he sent at once to stop them. ' The war is over,' he said ; ' the rebels are our countrymen again, and the best sign of rejoicing after the victory will...to abstain from all demonstrations in the field.' But he had not yet reported the capitulation to the government, and dismounting by the road-side, he... | |
| 1894 - 608 pages
...theni stopped, using the following words : " The war is over, the rebels are our countrymen again, and the best sign of rejoicing after the victory will...to abstain from all demonstrations in the field." When, two months after the close of the war, Lee made application in writing to have the privileges... | |
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