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How did paroled Confederate soldiers get home after surrender at Appomattox Court House?
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What terms did Grant impose on confederate soldiers?
Soldiers were to surrender. They were permitted to keep their horses for plowing, and to keep their sidearms (pistols and swords) Other arms and artillery were to be surrendered and stacked. Officers would be paroled (agreed not to fight) and would sign paroles on behalf of their soldiers.
What were grants generous terms of surrender and how were they important steps toward reconciliation?
The soldiers surrender to be paroled and won't take arms up again and all arms, and ammunition. The civility led to reconciliation.
When the confederates surrender what happens to the soldiers?
Before July, 1863, Confederate soldiers who were captured turned in their weapons and signed a "parole" document. They were then allowed to return home and usually joined another regiment right away. After the Siege of Vicksburg ended in July, 1863, General Grant learned that nearly all of the more than 30,000 enemy prisoners paroled had joined new regiments. As a result, from that time on, all Confederates taken prisoner were sent to military prisons in the north. The largest prisons were in Ohio, but some prisoners were kept as far away as Vermont.
What happened to the confederate soldiers when they surrendered?
Mostly they were considered captured and "paroled" and sent on their way home. A "parole" was a promise by the captured man to return to his home and not fight any more until "properly exchanged", by a cartel of officers from the two sides who met to "exchange prisoners", by using names from lists of those captured. Nobody was entirely sure the war was over at the several Confederate surrenders, even those which took place after Lee's. Often the Rebels were given a little food by the Yankees to start them on the way home. Mostly they had to walk. In Lee's army, Lee negotiated with Grant that any Confederate soldier who claimed to own the horse he was using could keep it. Most Union horses were government property, but Confederate cavalrymen had to provide their own horses.
What effect did Grant's surrender terms most likely have on Lee?
The meeting of the two commanders at Appomattox was a historic moment, as both of them felt strongly at the time. It seemed to bring out the noble side in both of these vastly different men - Grant, the rough, simple Westerner who dressed like a tramp, and Lee, the representative Southern aristocrat, in his splendid dress uniform and sword. Grant surprised Lee by offering generous terms. If the men would hand in their weapons and sign the pledge never to take up arms against the USA, they would be allowed to go home and not be persecuted - no jailings, no hangings. In return Lee prevented his officers from taking to the hills and carrying on guerrilla warfare, as many of them were threatening to do. Probably only Lee carried enough authority to get this order respected.
What terms did Grant impose on confederate soldiers?
Soldiers were to surrender. They were permitted to keep their horses for plowing, and to keep their sidearms (pistols and swords) Other arms and artillery were to be surrendered and stacked. Officers would be paroled (agreed not to fight) and would sign paroles on behalf of their soldiers.
What were grants generous terms of surrender and how were they important steps toward reconciliation?
The soldiers surrender to be paroled and won't take arms up again and all arms, and ammunition. The civility led to reconciliation.
What were Grants's generous terms of surrender and how were they important steps toward reconciliation?
The soldiers surrender to be paroled and won't take arms up again and all arms, and ammunition. The civility led to reconciliation.
What army won the US Civil War Battle of Clark's Mill?
This battle took place in Missouri on November 7, 1862. A smaller Union force unexpectedly ran into a larger Confederate force. After a five hour battle, the Union forces raised a white flag of surrender. Union soldiers were paroled by the Confederates.
When did General Robert E. Lee's surrender take place?
On April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House (Virginia), Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant. This was effectively the end of the US Civil War. Lee and his men were "paroled" or released, as they had insufficient supplies and weapons to continue fighting.
What did the surrender terms of the confederate commander Robert E Lee include?
They were very generous terms. All prisoners were paroled, if they swore an oath never again to take up arms against the United States. The officers were allowed to keep their side-arms.
When the confederates surrender what happens to the soldiers?
Before July, 1863, Confederate soldiers who were captured turned in their weapons and signed a "parole" document. They were then allowed to return home and usually joined another regiment right away. After the Siege of Vicksburg ended in July, 1863, General Grant learned that nearly all of the more than 30,000 enemy prisoners paroled had joined new regiments. As a result, from that time on, all Confederates taken prisoner were sent to military prisons in the north. The largest prisons were in Ohio, but some prisoners were kept as far away as Vermont.
Who did the troops capture after the union started to control the Mississippi river?
There were no prize hostages. The key battle was Vicksburg, when Grant paroled 30,000 Confederate prisoners.
What was the only glaring error in the Confederacy's reliance on the tactics of defense postulated by military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz?
After two and one half years of warfare, the Confederacy adhered to the concepts postulated by military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz. That being to be able to lose a battle but being able to retreat without having their armies destroyed or totally captured. The glaring exception was Confederate General Pemberton's defeat and surrender of his army that defended Vicksburg. Luckily for the South, Union General US Grant did not require a unconditional surrender and he paroled many of the officers and soldiers captured after his successful siege of Vicksburg.
Why was the Confederate army still a viable military force at the end of 1863?
Despite the loss of troops at the Battle of Gettysburg, the number of troops in the Confederate army in the period between June and December 1863, Southern army manpower stood at 464,646. This was a loss of 9,000 troops from June 1863,a drop of about two percent. This was due to increased conscription and volunteering. Even though 30,000 men surrendered to US Grant in July of 1863, it was not an unconditional surrender. The "deal" worked out was that the 30,000 would be paroled. Grant had nowhere to send the Confederate troops. Most of them scattered but rejoined the Confederate army.
How many missing confederate soldiers were there in the battle of Vicksburg?
It is generally agreed that over 3,000 Confederate soldiers died or were wounded during the Battle of Vicksburg in May to July of 1863, with under 1,000 killed and just over 2,000 wounded. The total Confederate losses for the battle should include the more than 29,000 soldiers who surrendered at its conclusion, although many of these would be paroled and continue the fight in later campaigns.
What stragetic advantage did the union get when they gained control of the Mississippi river?
30,000 Confederate prisoners paroled. Exclusive use of the river, as a military highway of prime importance. Isolation of all Confederate troops West of the river. Grant and Sherman free to help the Army of the Cumberland in Chattanooga.
