They walked. Some took the railroads.
That soldiers be allowed to keep horses for farming
The Confederate soldiers were given food and were allowed to keep their horses.
On the days following General Lee's surrender to General US Grant at Appomattox, Lee had his soldiers sign parole papers as per the agreement he had with General Grant. The initial group of his soldiers who first signed their parole agreements numbered approximately 8,000. In the next few days Confederate soldiers arriving late from Petersburg and the surrounding areas amounted to approximately 28,000 troops.
Grant will give them food and let them go back home. i got my answer from a civil war book. its not what is said above! This is what the terms really were: "Grant's terms were generous. The Confederate soldiers had to lay down their arms, but then were free to go home."
confederate; general Robert e. lee
they walked
"they returned home in peace and taking there this they loved with them"^This is true, but a better explanation is that he:Grant offered generous terns to surrender, after, laying down their arms the Confederats could return home in peace, taking their private possessions and horses with them. Grant also gave food to the hungry Confederate soldiers.
"they returned home in peace and taking there this they loved with them"^This is true, but a better explanation is that he:Grant offered generous terns to surrender, after, laying down their arms the Confederats could return home in peace, taking their private possessions and horses with them. Grant also gave food to the hungry Confederate soldiers.
Some of Lee's officers were urging the troops to take to the hills and continue the fight with guerrilla tactics. Lee told them to surrender peacefully, hand in their weapons and go home.
He was known as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
That soldiers be allowed to keep horses for farming
That soldiers should be allowed to keep horses
That soldiers be allowed to keep horses for farming
That soldiers be allowed to keep horses for farming
That soldiers should be allowed to keep horses
That soldiers should be allowed to keep horses
That soldiers would be allowed to keep horses for farming