General lee Quote by Ulysses S. Grant

“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…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“In a few minutes, Lee and Grant reached across to each other from their horses and shook hands. When they met again, Grant would…

— Charles Bracelen Flood

Lee tells his troops. After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled…

— Robert E. Lee

“He was a large, austere man, and I judge difficult of approach to his subordinates. To be extolled by the entire press of the…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“In early September, convinced that the best way to defend Richmond was to divert attention to Washington, Lee had decided to invade Maryland after…

— Charles River Editors

“Willing to take heat on the issue, Grant showed courage and fairness in endorsing merciful treatment for Lee. “Although it would meet with opposition…

— Ron Chernow

“The President said: “General Grant, the nation’s appreciation of what you have done, and its reliance upon you for what remains to be done…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“As the Confederates were preparing, a Union army called the Army of Northeastern Virginia (not to be confused with Lee’s legendary Army of Northern…

— Charles River Editors

“Lee crushed this idea in a few words. “If I took your advice, the men would be without rations and under no control of…

— Charles Bracelen Flood

The army of Grant and the army of Lee are together. They are one now in faith, in hope, in fraternity, in purpose, and…

— William McKinley

Here Sunday, April, 9th, 1865, after four years of heroic struggle in defense of the principals believed to be fundamental to the existence of…

— Anonymous

“We all thought Richmond, protected as it was by our splendid fortifications and defended by our army of veterans, could not be taken. Yet…

— Robert E. Lee