“ No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. ”
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (1885). copy citation
| Author | Ulysses S. Grant |
|---|---|
| Source | Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant |
| Topic | surrender determination |
| Date | 1885 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4367/4367-h/4367-h.htm |
Context
“Camp near Donelson, February 16, 1862. General S. B. BUCKNER, Confederate Army. SIR:—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.
I am, sir, very respectfully, Your ob't se'v't, U. S. GRANT, Brig. Gen.
To this I received the following reply: HEADQUARTERS, DOVER, TENNESSEE,” source
I am, sir, very respectfully, Your ob't se'v't, U. S. GRANT, Brig. Gen.
To this I received the following reply: HEADQUARTERS, DOVER, TENNESSEE,” source
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