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Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Advance on Cold Harbor-an anecdote of the war- battle of Cold Harbor-correspondence with Lee-Retrospective (search)
fair to both parties, you may propose for meeting the end desired will be accepted by me. U. S. Grant, Lieut.-General Lee replied that he feared such an arrangement would lead to misunderstanding, and proposed that in future, when either party ond where we have dead or wounded, and not beyond or on ground occupied by your troops. U. S. Grant, Lieut.-General Lee's response was that he could not consent to the burial of the dead and removal of the wounded in the way I proposed, but w to such parties as you may wish to send out on the same duty without further application. U. S. Grant, Lieut.-General Lee acceded to this; but delays in transmitting the correspondence brought it to the 7th of June-forty-eight hours after it cowere got out to collect the men left upon the field. In the meantime all but two of the wounded had died. And I wrote to Lee: Cold Harbor, Va. June 7, 1864, 10.30 A. M. General R. E. Lee, Commanding Army of N. Va. I regret that your note of se
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Left flank movement across the Chickahominy and James-General Lee-visit to Butler-the movement on Petersburg-the investment of Petersburg (search)
movement across the Chickahominy and James-General Lee-visit to Butler-the movement on Petersburg-James. My idea from the start has been to beat Lee's army if possible north of Richmond; then aftetransfer the army to the south side and besiege Lee in Richmond, or follow him south if he should r to be crossed; all the bridges over it east of Lee were destroyed; the enemy had a shorter line andred yards from the enemy at the widest place. Lee, if he did not choose to follow me, might, with But the move had to be made, and I relied upon Lee's not seeing my danger as I saw it. Besides we one day behind, unless detained by the whole of Lee's army, in which case you will be strong enoughengagement near Staunton, was no doubt known to Lee before it was to me. Then Sheridan leaving with of cavalry, looked indeed threatening, both to Lee's communications and supplies. Much of his cav did not have any advantage in numbers. General Lee, who had led the Army of Northern Virginia [2 more...]
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, The capture of Petersburg-meeting President Lincoln in Petersburg-the capture of Richmond --pursuing the enemy-visit to Sheridan and Meade (search)
d in the telegraph office, they found a dispatch from Lee, ordering two hundred thousand rations from Danville.ners and forced the abandonment of some property. Lee intrenched himself at Amelia Court House, and also hie corps of infantry with a little cavalry confronting Lee's entire army. Meade, always prompt in obeying orderde was making, and suggested that he might now attack Lee. We had now no other objective than the Confederate aed from Sheridan the following dispatch: The whole of Lee's army is at or near Amelia Court House, and on this miles beyond, on the Danville Road, last night. General Lee is at Amelia Court House in person. They are outoint. It now became a life and death struggle with Lee to get south to his provisions. Sheridan, thinkinittle time, Sheridan explaining to me what he thought Lee was trying to do, and that Meade's orders, if carriednemy to escape, and besides that, I had no doubt that Lee was moving right then. Meade changed his orders at o
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Battle of Sailor's Creek-engagement at Farmville-correspondence with General Lee-Sheridan Intercepts the enemy. (search)
g and Petersburg Railroad well to the left. Lee, in pushing out from Amelia Court House, availeith at least part of his army. As expected, Lee's troops had moved during the night before, andced his way across with some loss, and followed Lee to the intersection of the road crossing at Farmville with the one from Petersburg. Here Lee held a position which was very strong, naturally, beted to the north side of the Appomattox to join Lee, and succeeded in destroying the bridge after tern Virginia. U. S. Grant, Lieut.-General Lee replied on the evening of the same day as followas the only man of the regiment remaining with Lee's army, so he just dropped out, and now wanted other four were held by Custer. The head of Lee's column came marching up there on the morning So far, only our cavalry and the advance of Lee's army were engaged. Soon, however, Lee's men Lee's men were brought up from the rear, no doubt expecting they had nothing to meet but our cavalry. But ou[11 more...]
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Negotiations at Appomattox-interview with Lee at McLean's House-the terms of surrender-lee's surrender-interview with Lee after the surrender (search)
Negotiations at Appomattox-interview with Lee at McLean's House-the terms of surrender-lee's surr in. But I had no doubt about the good faith of Lee, and pretty soon was conducted to where he was.t mass of those who were opposed to us. General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was ention had run on in this style for some time, General Lee called my attention to the object of our me This continued for some little time, when General Lee again interrupted the course of the convers Then, after a little further conversation, General Lee remarked to me again that their army was orn a horse or mule take the animal to his home. Lee remarked again that this would have a happy effenerals present were severally presented to General Lee. The much talked of surrendering of Lee and a staff-officer carrying a white flag. Lee soon mounted his horse, seeing who it was, and is advice would be followed with alacrity. But Lee said, that he could not do that without consult[29 more...]
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Morale of the two armies-relative conditions of the North and South-President Lincoln visits Richmond-arrival at Washington-President Lincoln's assassination--President Johnson's policy (search)
urg, and when the armies of the Potomac and the James were in motion to head off Lee's army, the morale of the National troops had greatly improved. There was no moose colonel I met at Farmville. As a result of these and other influences, when Lee finally surrendered at Appomattox, there were only 28,356 officers and men left tter fact which gave rise to the statement sometimes made, North and South, that Lee surrendered a smaller number of men than what the official figures show. As a mween March 29th and the date of surrender 19,132 Confederates, to say nothing of Lee's other losses, killed, wounded and missing, during the series of desperate confsition and intrenchment occupied by the enemy. While I was in pursuit of General Lee, the President went to Richmond in company with Admiral Porter, and on boardinsuring the permanency of the confederation of the States. After I left General Lee at Appomattox Station, I went with my staff and a few others directly to Bur
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Sherman and Johnston-Johnston's surrender to Sherman-capture of Mobile-Wilson's expedition — capture of Jefferson Davis--General Thomas's qualities-estimate of General Canby (search)
sitively, of course, whether Johnston would surrender on the news of Lee's surrender, though I supposed he would; and if he did not, Burkesviith dispatches to General Sherman, informing him of the surrender of Lee and his army; also of the terms which I had given him; and I authorin thought, no doubt, in adding to the terms that I had made with General Lee, that he was but carrying out the wishes of the President of the, and that he was authorized to offer the same terms I had given General Lee. I sent Sherman to do this himself. I did not wish the knowledth these it was impossible to tell how the news of the surrender of Lee and Johnston, of which they must have heard, might affect their judg the time the armies of the Potomac and the James were closing in on Lee at Appomattox. Stoneman entered North Carolina and then pushed ne point, Spanish Fort was evacuated; and on the 9th, the very day of Lee's surrender, Blakely was carried by assault, with a considerable los