They walked. Some took the railroads.
That soldiers be allowed to keep horses for farming
At the surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Grant offered generous terms, allowing Confederate soldiers to return home with their personal possessions and horses, and providing them with food. This act aimed to promote reconciliation and healing after the Civil War. The surrender marked a significant turning point, effectively leading to the end of the conflict.
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.
When Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, 1863, during the American Civil War, Confederate General John C. Pemberton surrendered approximately 29,500 soldiers to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. This surrender was a significant turning point in the war, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River and effectively splitting the Confederacy.
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.
That soldiers be allowed to keep horses for farming
He was known as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
That soldiers should be allowed to keep horses
That soldiers should be allowed to keep horses
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 would be allowed to keep horses for farming