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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Since We Are Playing The "What If " Game? Re : Reconstruction [View all]NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)18. We couldn't hang the officers or soldiers of Lee's Army.
The surrender at Appomattox Court House was accepted on terms proposed by Grant himself.
In accordance with the substance of my letter to you of the 8th inst., I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of N. Va. on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate. One copy to be given to an officer designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate. The officers to give their individual paroles not to take up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged, and each company or regimental commander sign a like parole for the men of their commands. The arms, artillery and public property to be parked and stacked, and turned over to the officer appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers, nor their private horses or baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to their homes, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.
They were pardoned from treason or prosecution in exchange for not raising arms against the US going forward.
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Since We Are Playing The "What If " Game? Re : Reconstruction [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
OP
What's Ironic Is That Too Many Americans What We Are Saying Is Blasphemous.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#6
Perhaps if you were to clarify what you mean, I would be able to respond to it.
bemildred
Nov 2012
#9
Good People, Mr. Bemildred, Tend To Botch The Exploitation Phase Of Victory....
The Magistrate
Nov 2012
#12
Problem is, the only thing worse than having the South inside the US would have been
geek tragedy
Nov 2012
#7
On The Other Hand , Slavery Would Have Made Them International Pariahs/nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2012
#13
We could have, and justly too, but did not. That is all that document shows. nt
bemildred
Nov 2012
#22