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 pages |
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Page 34
... batteries upon the little garrison at Fort Sumter , Ulysses S. Grant , con- sidering the claims of the Government paramount to those of family or business , raised and organized a company , and went with it to Springfield , where it was ...
... batteries upon the little garrison at Fort Sumter , Ulysses S. Grant , con- sidering the claims of the Government paramount to those of family or business , raised and organized a company , and went with it to Springfield , where it was ...
Page 42
... batteries , and the troops debarked . During this operation our gunboats exercised the rebels by throwing shells into their camps and batteries . When all ready , we proceeded about one mile toward Belmont , opposite to Columbus , when ...
... batteries , and the troops debarked . During this operation our gunboats exercised the rebels by throwing shells into their camps and batteries . When all ready , we proceeded about one mile toward Belmont , opposite to Columbus , when ...
Page 43
... batteries from Columbus , and is worth nothing as a military position - cannot be held without Columbus . " The object of the expedition was to prevent the enemy from sending a force into Missouri to cut off troops I had sent there for ...
... batteries from Columbus , and is worth nothing as a military position - cannot be held without Columbus . " The object of the expedition was to prevent the enemy from sending a force into Missouri to cut off troops I had sent there for ...
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... batteries at Columbus . On the same day , General Grant issued the following order to General Paine commanding at Bird's Point : 66 HEAD - QUARTERS , CAIRO , January 11th , 1862 . " BRIGADIER - GENERAL PAINE , Bird's Point : " I ...
... batteries at Columbus . On the same day , General Grant issued the following order to General Paine commanding at Bird's Point : 66 HEAD - QUARTERS , CAIRO , January 11th , 1862 . " BRIGADIER - GENERAL PAINE , Bird's Point : " I ...
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... batteries of artillery , and were commanded by able and experienced officers , who with their men had implicit confidence in the superior skill and wisdom of their commander , who personally superin- tended every movement of his troops ...
... batteries of artillery , and were commanded by able and experienced officers , who with their men had implicit confidence in the superior skill and wisdom of their commander , who personally superin- tended every movement of his troops ...
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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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Page 54 - 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 260 - 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.
Page 259 - 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...
Page 260 - 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 157 - 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.
Page 259 - 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 192 - 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.
Page 160 - 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.
Page 259 - 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.
Page 127 - 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.