Title: Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ..
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
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Publisher: Philadelphia, National pub co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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stantially the same as those expressedin your letter of the eighth instant, they are accepted.I will proceed to designate the proper officers tocarry the stipulations into effect. R. E. ^,EF, General. Lieut.-General U. S. Grant. The signatures had just been attached,when Lee, after a moments reflection, saidthat he had forgotten one thing. Many ofthe cavalry and artillery horses belonged tothe men who had charge of them. It wastoo late, however, to speak of that now. Grant replied, I will instruct my parolingofficers that all the enlisted men of yourcavalry and artillery, who own horses, are toretain them, just as the officers do theirs.They will need them for their spring plough-ing, and other farm work. Lee seemedgreatly pleased with Grants prompt com-pliance with his only half-expressed wish.General, he said earnestly, there is nothingwhich you could have accomplished morefor the good of the people or of the govern-ment, Grants terms were in the last degreemasfnanimous and liberal.
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786 THE CIVIL WAR. The news of the capture of Richmond andPetersburg and the surrender of Lees armywas received in the North with the greatestrejoicing. Bells were rung, cannon fired,and illuminations flashed from every townand village, for it was understood that thesegreat successes were decisive of the war. In the midst of these rejoicings occurrad ^^^^

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