. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . Confederatesoldier and officer, below the rank
. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . Confederatesoldier and officer, below the rank ofcolonel, to obtain an absolute pardonby laying down his arms and takingthe common oath of allegiance. Gen-eral Grant had extended the principle. THE NEW YORK^HPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS TUE iMEMORANDUM. 945 so as to include all the officers, GeneralLee, himself, not excepted. At thisstage Johnston informed Sherman thatMr. Breckenridge \vas near at hand, andasked whether he might not be per-mitted to take part in the , at fiist, objected, on theground that nerjotiations should beconfined strictly to belligerents. Itwas finally agieed, however, that Breck-enridge might be allowed to be presentin the capacity of a major-general, butnot as tlie Confederate confirmed all that John-ston had said regarding the state offeeling which prevailed among officersand men concerning their politicalrights, in case of surrender, Alt^r thelapse of some hours, Sherman, recallingthe conversation he had with Mr. Lin-v;oln, at City Point, and anxious to em-body the views there presented to him,as well as to conform somewhat to thewishes of his opponents, sat down anddrew up a mem
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