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Title: Abraham Lincoln : a history
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905, joint author
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Century Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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cessarycan be taken from the stores you now have, and also thenecessary cooking utensils for preparing them. Thirtywagons also, counting two two-horse or mule teams as one,will be allowed to transport such articles as cannot becarried along. The same conditions will be allowed toall sick and wounded officers and soldiers as fast as theyw. r. become able to travel. The paroles for these latter mustVpartXi.T ^e signed, however, while officers are present authorizedp- 60- to sign the roll of prisoners. Late at night Pemberton replied, accepting theseterms in the main, but in justice both to the honorand spirit of his troops, manifested in the defenseof Vicksburg, he proposed by way of amendmentto evacuate the works in and around Vicksburg,and to surrender the city and garrison under hiscommand, by marching out with his colors andarms, and stacking them in front of his pres-ent lines, after which Grant should take possession.pp. 60,ei. He asked also that officers should retain their side-
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GENERAL J. C. PEMBERTON. VICKSBUKG 305 arms and personal property, and the rights and chap.x.property of citizens should be respected. Shortlyafter midnight Grant sent his final answer, accedingonly partly to Pembertons proposed amendment. It will be necessary, Grant said, to furnishevery officer and man with a parole signed by him-self, which, with the completion of the rolls of pris-oners, will necessarily take some time. Again I canmake no stipulations with regard to the treatmentof citizens and their private property. While I donot propose to cause them any undue annoyance orloss, I cannot consent to leave myself under anyrestraint by stipulations. The property which officers will be allowed to take with them will be asstated in my proposition of last evening; that is,officers will be allowed their private baggage andside-arms, and mounted officers one horse each.If you mean by your proposition for each brigadeto march to the front of the lines now occupiedby it, and stack arms at

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